Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
Delicious Chocolate Chip Banana Bars made with ripe bananas and mini chocolate chips.
Equipment
- 13×9-inch baking pan
- mixing bowls
- Whisk
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 1 can Cooking spray for greasing the baking pan
- 1.5 cups mashed very ripe, darkly-speckled bananas about 3-4 bananas
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup whole milk
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ¾ cup packed light brown sugar
- 2.5 teaspoons baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips divided into ¾ cup and ¼ cup for toppings
Instructions
Baking Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 13×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper then grease it with cooking spray.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, eggs, milk, olive oil and vanilla extract.
- In a separate large bowl, whisk together the flour, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon and salt.
- Add the wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir just until combined, then stir in ¾ cup chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into the greased baking pan, spreading it into an even layer. Sprinkle the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips on top.
- Bake the bars until a toothpick inserted comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely in the pan before slicing and serving.
Notes
You'll need between 3 and 4 bananas to equal 1 ½ cups of mashed bananas.
Nutrition
Serving: 1barCalories: 296kcalCarbohydrates: 50gProtein: 4gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 3gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 30mgSodium: 126mgPotassium: 286mgFiber: 2gSugar: 28gVitamin A: 110IUVitamin C: 4mgCalcium: 84mgIron: 2mg
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