Banana Bars
Banana bars are a great recipe to use your ripe bananas. A hybrid of banana bread and banana blondies these easy banana bars are loaded with sweet bananas, chocolate chips and walnuts!
Equipment
- 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan
Ingredients
Wet ingredients
- 8 tablespoon butter (softened)
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup banana (mashed)
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Dry ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (125g)
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
Mix ins
- 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup walnuts (chopped)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- Cream the butter and the brown sugar together. Then, mix in the mashed bananas. Now add in the egg and vanilla extract and mix until smooth.
- Combine the dry and wet ingredients until almost combined before adding in the chocolate chips and walnuts. Finish mixing in the remaining flour after adding your mix ins.
- Add the batter to a lined baking pan. Place in the oven and bake for 30-35 minutes or until a toothpick comes out the center clean.
- Allow to cool for 20-25 minutes before cutting and serving, enjoy.
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Nutrition
Calories: 225kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 127mg | Potassium: 131mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 202IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 27mg | Iron: 1mg
Number of total servings shown is approximate. Actual number of servings will depend on your preferred portion sizes.
Nutritional values shown are general guidelines and reflect information for 1 serving using the ingredients listed, not including any optional ingredients. Actual macros may vary slightly depending on specific brands and types of ingredients used.
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