Bucky's Banana Buckeyes
Cook time – 5 min
- Total time
- 25 minutes
- Preparation time
- 20 minutes
- Calories
- 100
- Portions
- 22
Directions
- Line 2 dinner plates with parchment paper. Place potato in a medium microwave-safe bowl; add 2 tablespoons water. Cover bowl with plastic wrap, leaving 1 edge slightly open to vent; heat in microwave oven 3 minutes or until very tender. Drain potato; cool 5 minutes.
- Pulse dates in a food processor until small pieces remain, scraping down bowl occasionally. Add banana and potato; pulse until combined. Add almond butter and sugar; pulse until almost smooth, scraping down bowl occasionally. Transfer banana mixture to a medium bowl; stir in quinoa. Makes about 1 cup plus 6 tablespoons.
- Form banana mixture into 22 (1-inch) balls (about 1 tablespoon each); place on 1 prepared plate and freeze 2 hours or until firm.
- Place chocolate chips in a small microwave-safe bowl; heat in microwave oven 1½ minutes or until melted, stirring every 30 seconds. Remove 5 balls from freezer and insert 1 toothpick into each ball; dip bottom two-thirds of each ball into melted chocolate, allowing excess to drip off. Place balls on second prepared plate; remove toothpicks and freeze 15 minutes or until chocolate hardens. Repeat with remaining balls, reheating chocolate in microwave oven to melt, if necessary.
- Freeze buckeyes in an airtight container up to 2 weeks until ready to serve.
Tips & Tricks
Puffed rice can be substituted for the puffed quinoa.
Ingredients
- ⅓ cup peeled and chopped DOLE® Sweet Potato
- 2 pitted dates, chopped
- ¼ cup mashed ripe DOLE® Banana
- 1 cup almond butter
- ⅓ cup powdered sugar
- 2 tablespoons puffed quinoa
- ¾ cup vegan dark chocolate chips
- 5 toothpicks
Nutritional Facts
| 22 Serving Per Container | |
| Serving Size | 1 buckeye |
| Calories | 100 |
| Entries | Daily value in %* |
|---|---|
| Total Fat (7 g) | 9% |
| Saturated Fat (1 g) | 6% |
| Polyunsaturated (2 g) | |
| Monounsaturated (4 g) | |
| Sodium (31 mg) | 1% |
| Total Carbohydrate (7 g) | 3% |
| Dietary Fiber (2 g) | 6% |
| Total Sugars (4 g) | |
| Included Added Sugars (2 g) | |
| Protein (4 g) | 7% |
| Calcium | 4% |
| Iron | 4% |
| Magnesium | 8% |
| Manganese | 10% |
| Phosphorus | 4% |
| Potassium (125 mg) | 2% |
| Vitamin A | 2% |
| Vitamin B6 | 2% |
| Vitamin E | 20% |
*The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.