Indulge your sweet tooth without compromising your health goals with these easy-to-make Nice-Cream Bites! Crafted with naturally sweet bananas, antioxidant-rich dark chocolate chips, heart-healthy chopped nuts, and a boost of protein from vanilla protein powder, this recipe offers a satisfying balance of flavor and nutrition. Perfect for a refreshing snack or a post-dinner treat, Nice-Cream Bites are a wholesome way to enjoy a little sweetness in your day.

Ingredients:

• 3 ripe bananas
• 30 g vanilla protein powder
• 1/4 C of milk of choice
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 C of chopped nuts of your choice
• 1 C dark chocolate chips, melted

Directions:

• Cut ripe bananas into bite size slices and lay on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Freeze for 2-3 hours.
• Remove the banana sliced from the freezer and let sit for about 5 minutes to soften slightly.
• Add banana slices to a high powered blender along with the remaining ingredients. Blend until smooth. This may require intermittently stirring the blender ingredients (be sure to turn the blade off when stirring if you do not have a plunger made for your blender). 
• Pour the blended nice-cream into either ice cube trays or silicon molds, filling about 3/4 full.
• Sprinkle the nice-cream with chopped nuts and top with melted chocolate chips.

Notes: To melt chocolate chips, add chips to a microwave safe dish and microwave for 30 seconds. Stir the chocolate chips and microwave for an additional 15 seconds and then stir again. Continue to microwave for 15 seconds and then stir until the chocolate chips are melted.