Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
Have extra bananas? This delicious recipe is the perfect treat and a great way to use up your extras.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 ripe bananas
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350ºF
- Combine flour, salt, and baking powder in a small mixing bowl, and set aside
- In a larger mixing bowl, cream butter and brown sugar together until fluffy
- Add egg and vanilla and blend well
- Blend in bananas. If you are mixing by hand, it can be helpful to mash bananas before adding. If using an electric mixer, I add the bananas whole and let the mixer do the work
- After bananas are well mixed, stir in dry ingredients until just mixed
- Stir in chocolate chips, reserving 2 tablespoons
- Pour batter into a greased or parchment-lined 8×8 inch baking pan, and top with reserved chocolate chips
- Bake in center of preheated oven for about 35 minutes, until brown on top, and a toothpick inserted into center comes out with just a crumb or two clinging to it.
- Remove from oven and let cool for 15 minutes before removing from pan
- Slice and enjoy!