Low-Fat Chocolate Banana Muscle Bites

The Recipe

Zero cooking, zero baking — just a food processor, three ice cube trays, and the freezer. High protein, low fat, built for cutting season without giving up the chocolate.

Prep Details

Ingredients

• 11 oz can Vanilla Nurri Ultra-Filtered Milk Shake, divided
• 2 medium ripe bananas (about 1 cup mashed)
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 cup + 2 tablespoons dry PB2 powder, divided
• 6 tablespoons water, to reconstitute half the PB2 into a paste
• 48 packets Splenda Original Sweetener
• 3 cups quick-cooking oats
• 4 scoops (about 8-10 tablespoons) unflavored whey protein isolate
• 2 tablespoons unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 cup raisins
• 1 cup Rice Krispies cereal, or finely crushed plain rice cakes
• 1 pinch salt, optional

Instructions

1. Prep the peanut butter paste. In a small bowl, mix ½ cup of the dry PB2 powder with the water until it forms a smooth peanut-butter consistency. Set the remaining dry PB2 aside.
2. Load the liquids. Pour the Vanilla Nurri protein shake into the food processor. Add the peeled bananas and vanilla extract. Process on high until completely smooth.
3. Add powders, paste, and oats. Add the PB2 paste, the remaining dry PB2, the Splenda packets, quick-cooking oats, whey protein isolate, and cocoa powder directly into the processor.
4. Blend the base. Process until a thick, cohesive chocolate protein dough forms, scraping down the sides and pulsing as needed if the mixture is too thick.
5. Fold in the textures. Add the raisins and Rice Krispies last. Pulse gently 5 to 10 times, just until evenly distributed without crushing the crispies completely.
6. Scoop and freeze. Spoon the mixture into the ice cube trays, pressing firmly into each of the 48 slots. Tap the trays on the counter to knock out air pockets.
7. Set. Freeze flat for at least 2 hours until solid. Pop the bites out and store in a freezer-safe zip-top bag. Eat straight from the freezer.

Macro Breakdown

For your MD: the essential fats aren't eliminated, just trimmed to trace amounts — 1.3g unsaturated out of 1.8g total fat per serving, still coming from the oats, cocoa, and PB2. Estimated from the ingredients above; actual values will vary with your brands and portions.

Cutting season asks a lot of people — it asks them to say no to things they love, over and over, until the mirror agrees it was worth it. I wanted my gym friends to have one less thing to say no to. Same chocolate, same banana, same ritual of pressing dough into a tray and waiting on the freezer — just built to fit inside the discipline instead of fighting it.