Chocolate Chip Banana Bars! A moist layered bar booming with banana and chocolate in every bite. Chocolate chips give it an extra richness and creaminess. Super easy to make!

Chocolate Banana Lovers

These Chocolate Chip Banana Bars are moist, rich with flavor, delicious & super easy to mix up and made with ingredients you more than likely have on hand. They make a lovely dessert or after school snack.

These bars are more of a cake bar than a brownie. Resist the urge to frost them! The chocolate chips give them plenty of a rich & creamy bite.

Love bananas? Check out some of these recipes! Banana Nut Muffins, Banana Cake & Chocolate Banana Bread

Ingredients & Instructions

You’ll dirty a few bowls but these Chocolate Chip Banana Bars go together effortlessly!  

First thing – make sure you have extra ripe bananas. The browner the peel, the better!

After all the ingredients are mixed together, divide batter in half into two separate bowls. This doesn’t have to be measured exactly, just eyeball it.  In one half, stir in chocolate chips.  In the other half, add cocoa powder and mix.  

Spoon cocoa batter into greased baking dish and smooth out with a spatula. Spoon other half of batter on top, carefully smoothing out with a spatula.  

Bake about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.

Result – a moist layered bar booming with banana and chocolate in every bite. This is a very cake like bar. At first glance you might be tempted to frost these bars – but trust me – they do not need it. The chocolate chips give you that creaminess.

Hope you enjoy!

Amanda ♥

Chocolate Chip Banana Bars

Amanda

A moist layered bar booming with banana and chocolate in every bite. Chocolate chips give it that extra richness and creaminess. Super easy to make!

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Cook Time 25 minutes mins

Total Time 35 minutes mins

Course baked goods

Servings 12 – 16

Ingredients

  

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• 1/2 cup butter 1 stick, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 3 extra ripe bananas mashed
• 1 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/4 cup cocoa powder
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips

Instructions

 

• Preheat oven to 350. Grease or spray a 13″ x 9″ baking dish.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream together butter and sugar.
• Add in egg, vanilla extract and mashed bananas – mix until well combined.
• In a separate bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
• Add flour mixture to banana mixture – mix until well combined.
• Divide batter in half into two separate bowls. This doesn’t have to be measured exactly, just eyeball it.
• In one half, stir in chocolate chips.
• In the other half, mix in cocoa powder.
• Spoon cocoa batter into greased baking dish and smooth out with a spatula. Spoon chocolate chip batter on top, carefully smoothing out with a spatula.
• Bake for about 25 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into bars and serve/ or store.

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