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Chocolate Peanut Butter Breakfast Banana Split

Chocolate and peanut butter? Yes! Now we’re talking. Not only will your kids be singing your praises when you throw together this breakfast in mere minutes, you’ll be feeling like you’re cheating with each decadent bite!

Recipe information

  • Yield

    makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1/3 cup Fiber One or naturally sweetened fat-free vanilla yogurt
2 teaspoons chocolate syrup
1 small (6–7 inches) ripe banana, peeled
1 tablespoon all-natural creamy peanut butter
2 tablespoons low-fat granola without raisins

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    In a small bowl, mix the yogurt and chocolate syrup until swirled.

    Step 2

    Cut the banana in half lengthwise. Open it and place it, insides facing up, in a small banana split dish or medium shallow bowl. Spread the peanut butter evenly over the insides of the banana. Spoon the yogurt over the middle two-thirds. Top the yogurt with the granola. Serve immediately.

Reprinted with permission from I Can't Believe It's Not Fattening! by Devin Alexander. Copyright © 2010 Devin Alexander. Published by Clarkson Potter Publishers, a division of Random House, Inc. All rights reserved. Devin Alexander is the author of The Most Decadent Diet Ever, Fast Food Fix, and coauthor of The New York Times bestsellers The Biggest Loser Cookbook and The Biggest Loser Family Cookbook. She was a chef on NBC's The Biggest Loser and the host of Healthy Decadence on Discover Health and FitTV.
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