Dark Chocolate PB Banana Yogurt Pops

Looking for a cold summertime treat?  These yogurt pops will do just the trick!  They are a delicious snack filled with protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats.

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Siggi’s vanilla yogurt is my favorite yogurt to use.  Siggi’s yogurts are made with all natural ingredients, are high in protein and low in sugar.  Low sugar yogurts are difficult to find and Siggi’s yogurt has 25% less sugar then many flavored yogurts.

Peanut butter is a great way to add protein and healthy fats to any meal.  I always make sure to use a natural peanut butter.  Natural peanut butters only use two ingredients, peanuts and occasionally a small amount of salt; no additives or extra sugars are needed.

I chose to top these yogurt pops with dark chocolate because it’s delicious and may be beneficial for your health.  The flavanols, naturally occurring phytochemicals, in dark chocolate may improve blood flow and increase vascular dilation, which reduces the risk of cardiovascular disease.[1]  I prefer using the 60% cacao Ghirardelli chocolate chips, but you can use whatever chocolate you like.

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Dark Chocolate PB Banana Yogurt Pops

Servings: 10

Serving Size: 1 Yogurt Pop

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups of Siggi’s vanilla yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
  • ½ cup Silk unsweetened vanilla almond milk
  • 1 large banana
  • 48 Ghirardelli dark chocolate chips

Directions

  • Add yogurt, peanut butter, almond milk and banana to blender and blend until smooth
  • Pour mixture into ice pop molds – I purchased mine at Walmart
  • Let freeze overnight
  • Melt chocolate chips and drizzle over frozen yogurt pops
  • Place yogurt pops flat in freezer for 30 minutes
  • Remove from freezer and enjoy!

Nutrition Facts

Calories: 80.2; Fat 5.17 g; Carbohydrate: 9.3g; Protein: 5.2 g

Disclosure: I am a member of the Siggi’s Ambassador program for health and wellness professionals.  All opinions are my own.

[1] http://www.todaysdietitian.com/newarchives/020612p24.shtml

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