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Dilly Bars Recipe

These healthy homemade dilly bars bring back all of the nostalgia of the Dairy Queen classic! Think - dilly bar meets peanut buster parfait. Made with greek yogurt or coconut yogurt, these are ultra creamy and have the consistency of ice cream! All you need is four nourishing ingredients to whip these up in just a few minutes!
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Total Time 7 minutes
Course Appetizer, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 6

Ingredients
  

Dilly bars

  • 1 cup THICK greek yogurt or coconut yogurt *See notes for brand rec's
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter *or other nut butter
  • 3 tbsp of your favorite protein powder **See notes. I use Macro Mike salted caramel or vanilla buttercream (linked in the blog post)
  • 3-4 tbsp maple syrup or honey
  • 1/4 cup chopped raw peanuts *optional. Can also use chocolate chips or other nut.
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract & good pinch of sea salt

Coating

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1/2 tbsp coconut oil, if needed to thin the chocolate

Instructions
 

  • In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients, stirring in the peanut butter last.
  • Use an ice cream scoop or large cookie scoop to scoop the mixture into circles on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
  • You don't have to add popsicle sticks, but I like to add them! I simply stick one in the side of each and use a spoon to kind of spread the yogurt mixture over it to ensure it's covered.
  • Pace the tray in the freezer for 2-3 hours until COMPLETELY firm.
  • Once firm, add the chocolate to a bowl. Use the double boiler method to melt it or melt it in the microwave. You can heat it in 30 second increments, stirring well between each one, until smooth.
  • Quickly dip each ice cream bar into the chocolate & return to the baking sheet. I like to top each of mine with flakey sea salt. Return to the freezer for 15 minutes until the chocolate is totally hardened before moving to an air-tight container.
  • Store in freezer for up to two months!

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Notes

*For vegan coconut yogurt, I love using the brand CocoJune or Culina.
**You can leave out the protein powder. I have only made these with plant-based protein powder, but I think whey and others should work.
 
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