Description
Delicious and moist chocolate chip banana bars made with ripe bananas, brown sugar, and mini chocolate chips. These bars are easy to prepare and perfect for a breakfast treat or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
Wet Ingredients
- 5 very ripe bananas about 1 2/3 cup
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup oil (any type, coconut oil recommended)
- 1/4 cup milk
- 2 eggs
Dry Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cup flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
Add-ins
- 1 cup mini chocolate chips (divided)
Instructions
- Preheat and Prepare Pan: Heat the oven to 350 degrees F. Spray a 15×10.5 inch baking pan with non-stick spray and set aside.
- Mash Bananas and Mix Wet Ingredients: Peel the bananas and mash them well in a large bowl. Stir in brown sugar, oil, milk, and eggs until the mixture is combined.
- Add Dry Ingredients: Add flour, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon to the wet mixture and stir until just combined. Avoid overmixing.
- Fold in Chocolate Chips: Gently fold in half of the mini chocolate chips into the batter.
- Spread Batter and Add Topping: Spread the batter evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle the remaining half of the chocolate chips evenly over the top.
- Bake: Bake in the preheated oven for 22 minutes or until a wooden toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the bars to cool completely in the pan before cutting into 24 squares. Enjoy your chocolate chip banana bars!
Notes
- Yields 24 bars.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container to maintain freshness.
- These bars freeze well for up to 2 months; thaw before serving.
- If coconut oil is not available, any neutral oil such as vegetable or canola oil can be used.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 150 kcal
- Sugar: 12 g
- Sodium: 150 mg
- Fat: 6 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 22 g
- Fiber: 2 g
- Protein: 2 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg
