Recipe: Chocolate Peanut Butter Yogurt Bark

Satisfy your sweet tooth with this chocolate peanut butter yogurt bark. It’s fun to make, delicious, and full of antioxidants, protein, and fiber. Whip it up as a dessert or snack without the hassle of baking. You can experiment with different fruits, nuts, seeds, types of sweeteners, or whatever you’ve got on hand to make it your own special treat.

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cook time: n/a
Freeze time: 4+ hours
Total time: approximately 4 hours, 15 minutes
Serves: 12
Makes: 12 squares
Serving size: 1 square

Ingredients

• 12 ounces plain nonfat Greek yogurt
• ½ cup creamy peanut butter, no added sugar or salt
• 2 tablespoons pure maple syrup or honey
• ½ cup extra semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 medium banana, sliced
• ½ cup sliced strawberries
• ½ cup blueberries
• 2 tablespoons graham cracker crumbs
• 2 tablespoons chopped pecans

Instructions

In a mixing bowl, add Greek yogurt, peanut butter, and maple syrup or honey and mix until well-combined.

Line a half baking sheet with parchment paper and spread the Greek yogurt mixture evenly onto the baking sheet using a silicon spatula.

Warm chocolate chips in the microwave in a microwave-safe bowl in 30 second increments until melted and smooth, stirring in between increments. Do not overheat.

Using a spoon, drizzle the melted chocolate onto the yogurt mixture on the baking sheet.

Add remaining toppings.

Place the baking sheet in the freezer and freeze for a minimum of 4 hours.

When it’s frozen, take it out of the freezer and break the bark into 12 equally sized pieces.

Serve and enjoy!

MOBE kitchen tips:

• A half sheet pan is approximately 13'' by 18''.
• Compared to regular yogurt, Greek yogurt has a much thicker and denser consistency, contains more protein, and typically has less sugar and fewer carbohydrates.
• Need other no-bake desserts for when you want something sweet but don’t want to cheat on your nutrition goals? Check out these Chocolate Peanut Butter Frozen Dessert and Blueberry-Orange Crème Mousse recipes.

Recipe notes:

• Store the broken pieces of the frozen yogurt bark in the freezer in a freezer-type zip top bag. The bark will keep for a couple months.
• When searching for extra semisweet chocolate chips at the grocery store, look for some that are around 50% cacao or higher. The cacao percentage tells you how much of the chocolate is made from cacao beans compared to other ingredients like sugar and milk solids.
• Feel free to use your favorite fruit, and not just what is listed here. This is a great recipe for using up any toppings you might have on hand.
• You can substitute any nut or seed butter for the peanut butter and any nut for the pecans. You could also leave out the nuts completely.
• Looking to add more protein? Add some protein powder to the Greek yogurt mixture.
• Try swapping granola or chia seeds for the graham cracker crumbs.
• If you prefer more sweetness, you can add a little bit extra maple syrup. Keep in mind the calorie and sugar content will increase. You can also mash some of the berries with the back of a spoon and add them into the Greek yogurt mixture to make a fruit-sweetened yogurt base for the bark.

Nutrition facts per serving

Calories: 160 / Total Fat: 9g (12% DV) / Saturated Fat: 3g (15% DV) / Trans Fat: 0g / Cholesterol: 0mg (0% DV) / Sodium: 15mg (1% DV) / Total Carbohydrate: 15g (5% DV) / Dietary Fiber: 2g (7% DV) / Total Sugars: 11g / Added Sugar: 7g (14% DV) / Protein: 7g / Vitamin D: 0mcg (0% DV) / Calcium: 30mg (2% DV) / Iron: 2mg (10% DV) / Potassium: 191mg (4% DV)

Allergen statement: Contains tree nuts, peanuts, and milk.

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