Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bars (One Bowl)
The best part of this recipe is that you most definitely have all of these ingredients sitting in your house just waiting to be formed into these yummy treats. This recipe has amazing flexibility because you can substitute the peanut butter with almond butter or sunflower seed butter.
You can also use the maple syrup or honey or agave nectar as the liquid sweetener. I chose to use sugar free chocolate chips to lessen the sweets blow. You cant even taste the difference.
One of the most important aspects of this recipe is to allow the pre sliced cake to cool COMPLETELY! I typically throw this together and bake it at night. Allow it to cool for 15 minutes in its pan and then remove it to cool on a wire rack. About and hour later, I place the whole cake in a large tupper and cover it. I don’s slice into it until the next morning – when it has set perfectly.
There are so many variations to make with these bars. I have created a brownie version in which I incorporate cacao powder. I’ve also created an Almond Joy version, using almond butter, coconut flour and coconut shreds. My favorite thus var.
These rarely last 24 hours in my house because we all are peanut butter and chocolate junkies. I’ve also gotten a lot of feedback from people that have made these. Feedback advises that they work even without the egg. Also have worked with a flax egg to make them vegan. Some have added a little peanut butter flour to firm it up.
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Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bars
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup peanut butter all natural, room temp.
- 1/4 cup almond flour
- 1/3 cup maple syrup (or honey)
- 1 egg
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 tsp baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (plus more for garnish)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325° F. Line an 8×8" brownie pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mash your bananas. Add in the PB, almond flour, maple syrup, egg, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Mix until just combined and then fold in your chips.
- Transfer batter to pan and top with some more chips. Bake for around 25 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean.
- Allow to fully cool prior to slicing. I typically make these at night and allow them to sit overnight in a tupper prior to slicing.
I want to try these but definitely have more than two bananas to use up! If I double (or more) the recipe will a larger pan work or do you recommend multiple pans?
Hi Emily, Optimally I would use two brownie pans but you can use an 9×13″ pan too – just increase the bake time with the larger pan (probably another 5-10 minutes minimium more)
These were delicious!!! I had to bake them for longer though-about 35-40 minutes. Is it ok to add vanilla extract and nutmeg?
Hi Ellie, Of course, you can add any flavorings you enjoy!
These are absolutely amazing!! They are a perfect healthy alternative for any sweet craving!
Hi Hannah, EXACTLY!! So happy you liked the bars and thanks for the rating!
These are absolutely amazing!! They are a perfect heathy alternative for any sweet craving!
Hi Hannah, I couldn’t agree more! Perfect for sweet cravings!!
The BEST new dessert I have made in years! I tried it after seeing the instagram reel last week, and now I’m making a second round tonight!
Hi Brooke! GET IT! I’m so happy you found a keeper! I feel the same way!
Can you use frozen bananas?
I haven’t but i would defrost them first. Should work.
Hello,
Is the temperature mentioned for regular or fan oven?
Thank you!
Hi Maria, Regular oven – no convection for this temperature.
Mine took about 35min too!! They are delicious.
Not sure how this has “flourless” in the title and the third ingredient is almond flour….
Hi Kim almond flour is not flour. Its simply ground up almonds.
tastes great. but 25 minutes isn’t enough. as mentioned in other comments as well. check after 30mins or so.
Could I use Swerve instead of the honey/maple syrup? Trying to make it more diabetic friendly.
Hi Alicia, should work with swerve yes!
Is a ‘brownie pan’ considered 8×8?
yes!!
I’m not a fan of chocolate…weird, I know… do you think omitting the chocolate chips would still work??
Hi Tammy, you can definitely omit them! They will still be amazing!
More like 40-45 min. But so good
Glad you liked it!
Could you leave out the bananas. Needs more peanut butter and chocolate chips.Otherwise is was good
Hi Susan, You can sub in pumpkin puree in lieu of the bananas.
How much pumpkin?
3/4 cup pumpkin
244 is for a square? But how many squares the recipe does?
Sorry just saw it. 9
Still a yum recipe despite looking like a chocolate mug cake in the end. I placed it in round pyrex (no square pan) and baked it in airfryer (no oven). I forgot to cover my container with foil, thus making the top very burnt after 20 mins and inside soggy! Had to change the temp in between as baking in airfyer is totally diff from oven. Still satisfies sweet tooth! Ty