Banana Bread Brownies
A delightful mashup of banana bread and brownies, perfect for satisfying your sweet tooth without feeling guilty.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Total Time: 45 minutes
- Yield: 16 servings 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
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- 2 ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9×9-inch baking pan or line it with parchment paper.
- Mash the ripe bananas with a fork or potato masher until smooth, leaving some small lumps for texture.
- Add the melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla. Mix everything until well combined.
- Sift together the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt in a separate bowl.
- Fold the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients gently until no more flour streaks remain.
- Add the chocolate chips and stir them into the batter.
- Pour the batter into your prepared baking pan and smooth the top with a spatula.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, checking for doneness with a toothpick around the 25-minute mark.
- Cool in the pan for about 10-15 minutes before slicing into squares.
Notes
These brownies taste even better the next day and can be served warm with ice cream or drizzled with chocolate sauce.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 brownie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 2g
- Cholesterol: 30mg
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