[1] It’s easy to make frozen banana peanut butter bites for snacking or with after-dinner coffee (photo © Gelson’s).

[2] Start with ripe banana slices (photo © Eiliv Sonas Aceron | Unsplash).

[3] Add flavored PB for more pizzazz (photo © Peanut Butter & Co.).

[4] The original recipe used walnuts but we prefer pecans or pistachios (photo © Schermer Pecans).

With all the food holidays we celebrate each year, there is no Peanut Butter & Banana Day. Peanut Butter & Jelly, yes, Fluffernutter, yes. Why overlook the banana?

There’s always a PB&B (Peanut Butter & BANANA) sandwich for Elvis Presley’s birthday on January 8th. He liked it griddled (fried), adding butter—or likely, bacon fat—to the equation. NPR called it “The Sandwich That Helped Kill Elvis” [source].

In fact, it’s called the Elvis Sandwich, and he liked to add bacon (making it a PBB & B).

> Here’s the recipe.

Today, we have a slimmed-down version of bananas and peanut butter: Frozen Peanut Butter & Banana Bites. The recipe follows, but first:

> The history of peanut butter.

> The history of bananas.

> All the peanut butter holidays.

> All the banana holidays.

> All the peanut holidays.

> A Peanut Butter Banana Dessert Cocktail recipe to go with your frozen bites.
 
 
RECIPE: FROZEN PEANUT BUTTER & BANANA BITES

Thanks to Gelson’s for the recipe.

Ingredients For The Banana “Sandwiches”

 
For the Chocolate Coating

 
For Garnish and Storage

 
Preparation

1. PEEL and slice 3 large ripe bananas into ¼”-thick rounds. ⁠Line a baking sheet with parchment.

2. SPREAD ½ teaspoon peanut butter on one banana slice and top with a second slice, pressing gently to create a peanut butter sandwich. Place it on a parchment-lined baking sheet. Repeat with the remaining banana slices.

3. FREEZE for 1 hour, or until hardened.⁠ In a small saucepan over low heat…

4. COMBINE the chocolate chips and 1 tablespoon coconut oil, stirring frequently, until completely melted, 2 to 3 minutes.⁠

5. CAREFULLY DIP half of each sandwich into the melted chocolate, using a fork. Place the dipped sandwich back on the baking sheet and garnish each with a pinch of finely chopped walnuts. ⁠

6. FREEZE for 1 hour more, or until completely frozen. Enjoy cold or store in the freezer in an airtight container for up to 2 weeks.⁠
 
 
> For more frozen delights, check out our photo glossary, Ice Cream & Frozen Desserts.

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