So I’m kind of obsessed with Trader Joe’s cookie butter. A little over a year ago I had never been inside of a Trader Joe’s and had only heard about cookie butter in passing. Some days I wish I had never heard about it because then I could have saved myself thousands of calories (yes thousands, I’ve eaten that much cookie butter!), but hey you only live once and this stuff is just that good! Besides cookie butter being now one of my favorite foods, a few of my other favorite foods are dark chocolate (duh!) and bananas. So I decided to whip up these Cookie Butter Stuffed Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas!
This is a super easy recipe for you to make for your sweetheart for valentine’s day, or if your like me any day of the week! If I eat a few too many I like to rationalize things out. The chocolate is high in antioxidants which neutralize free radical and the bananas are packed full of vitamins and minerals so it’s a well-balanced snack right?
I try to eat everything in moderation, but If I know I want to have a few of these after work or as a bed time snack, I make sure to go a little lighter throughout the day on my calories because although these taste delicious they are not your best friend if you are trying to watch your weight!
Do you see that gorgeous picture up there? Yep, those two heavenly jars of cookie butter, they are sitting at my partner in crime’s house aka Erica from The Crumby Cupcake. I can’t keep them in my house any more because I eat them too quickly. They are that good!
She actually took all of these pictures because the pictures were actually taken before I got my DSLR and her photos are amazing and I learn something new from her every day (not just about blogging or photography either!).
We’re actually going on vacation together in exactly 1 week and the boys are coming along too! We’re going to Savannah, Georgia; Charleston, South Carolina; and Banner Elk, North Carolina. I’m so glad that she are our SO’s have the traveling and foodie bug just like us! It makes for an amazing vacation!
There will definitely be lots of food pics and snowboarding pics (Beech and Sugar Mountain for snowboarding), so keep and eye out on our Instagrams (Lara’s IG & Erica’s IG).
Recipe: Cookie Butter Stuffed Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas
Cookie Butter Stuffed Dark Chocolate Covered Bananas
Ingredients
- Ghirardelli Dark Chocolate Chips
- Banana
- Trader Joe’s cookie butter
Instructions
- Slice banana’s into 1/2 inch slices
- Line half of the banana slices on a plate or parchment paper
- Top the banana slices with a 1/2 Tbsp of Cookie Butter
- Place the other half of the banana on top
- Freeze the banana for about 15 minutes (can omit this step but it makes the bananas stay together better for coating with chocolate
- Place dark chocolate chips in a microwave save dish and melt at 15 second intervals and stirring in between as to not burn the dark chocolate
- Remove bananas from freezer and place a tooth pick through each banana stack
- Dip banana stack evenly in dark chocolate and place on parchment paper to harden(They will harden up quicker if the bananas were frozen)
Nutrition
Have you ever had Trader Joe’s Cookie Butter before? If so what was your first experience with it?
Those sound delicious. I can’t wait to make these for my family! They will love them!!
Thank you! Let me know how they turn out!
Seriously, my jaw dropped when I saw this. Thanks to all you awesome bloggers, I have SO many neat ideas for Valentine’s Day. Even if we’re not really “celebrating” by going out and spending money on each other, sweet things like this would work wonders. 🙂
Wow these look so great. Such an easy recipe so I want to try them now. Your instructions seem very clear so thank you 🙂
I love Trader Joe’s too and wish I had never found it! Have you had the Cookie Butter Cheesecake? Holy hannah that stuff is GOOD!!! These bananas look delish and they totally make cookie butter healthy!
I have and the cookie butter cheesecake bites too!!! They are soooo good!
I have never tried cookie butter! Isn’t that crazy. But I may need some now!
Oh my god could you be any more perfect combining chocolate and fruit? I think I have died and gone to food heaven!
I have yet to try this elusive cookie butter but it sure does sound appetizing! I do like chocolate covered bananas so this is right up my alley in terms of desserts.
Yumm! I don’t usually eat things like this, but these would make for a great cheat treat! Maybe add some extra nuts!
You had be at cookie butter! This sounds absolutely amazing! I am going to have to try them soon!
If you try them let me know how they turn out!
Hahaha cookie butter is something my sister in law LOVES. We took her a jar in Nov 2014 and she fell in love. She’s in England!!! I already have a request for cookie butter for our England vacation this year!
It’s that good!!! I can’t have it in the house because I will eat it all!
This is such a great treat idea. I know that dark chocolate is better for you than regular chocolate and coupled with bananas, that is a guilt-free dessert.
I don’t know about guilt free, but definitely delicious!
I have never tried the cookie butter, but I have heard rave reviews about it! I love the banana and dark chocolate!
ooohhh, now these I could really get stuck into. such a great idea and much healthier than the candy off the shelves.
That looks so yummy! This will definitely be a hit with my kids.
These look so yummy. I think I might have drooled a little LOL. Ghirardelli Chocolate is my favorite and one of the only few chocolates I will use. I have never had cookie butter before but it sounds amazing!
Yes Ghirardelli chocolate is my favorite!!! If you make them let me know!
Yummy! There is nothing can go wrong when fruit dip in melted chocolate. A good treat for family, but can also be perfect for Valentine treat for two.
Right?! My best friend and I made them 🙂
holy crap do these look amazing! I have bananas, I have chocolate and I have COOKIE BUTTER!!!!!!! Ok off to make these like right now!!!
hahahah DO IT! You won’t regret it!!!
This is such a great treat for any occasion! Absolutely delicious and elegant
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Totally! You can have it at any occasion!
These are amazing love what you did! It’s simple but so delicious and so in the mood of the holliday
I know right?! They can be made in minutes!
omg with a filling! These must be addicting!
They are soon addicting!
I have never tried cookie butter but this recipe makes me want to. And dark chocolate? Yes please!
Goodness gracious, these look amazing! I love all of those ingredients separately, and I know they would be delicious together.
These look so good! I think I’ll be making a trip across the street to Trader Joe’s to get the ingredients!
That looks scrumptious in every sense of the word. Thanks for sharing!
I’ve tried banana bites, but next I’m going to try the strawberry ones. They are just like ice cream!
Oh my gosh these look heavenly!!! And so rich and yummy! Not to mention easy to make! 🙂
Thank you! They really are so simple!
Ok can I tell you how I’m “scared” to try cookie butter because everyoe that eats it is totally addicted LOL. I think my kids would love this recipe. Thanks!
Yep that’s what happened to me! I’ve definitely put on a few pounds since it’s entered my diet lol.