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 made these!! Super simple and so delicious! TY for sharing your recipes.
Hi Vanessa, thank YOU for trying them!
I didn’t have almond flour so I used a heaping 1/4 cup of Bob’s Red Mill GF Biscuit and Baking Mix, which also has the baking sofa and salt. It rose evenly and didn’t deflate after, I’ll just keep using it for this recipe!
Hi Allie, sounds like an awesome substitute, and thanks for sharing with us!
Delicious & highly recommended! Part blondie/part banana bread— 100% delicious!
I used date syrup! Really good!
Hi Cory, I LOVE anything DATES!
How much is a serving?
These are wonderful. I have been trying a lot of Keto lately. With the exception of the honey / maple, I used sugar free chocolate chips. I would cut the cinnamon a little bit on this recipe but that’s just my personal taste. In any case, huge hit. My bake time was much longer as well but I kept a close eye mot to burn. LOL. Fantastic for breakfast. 10/10.
Getting ready to make this…only have coconut flour, can I use that as a substitute?
These are hands down the best brownie I have ever had. I made a few adjustments to get more protein packed in. I doubled the maple syrup, added 2 eggs instead of one, 2 tsp of baking soda and 2 tsp of cinnamon instead of 1 tsp. I added one scoop of plant protein powder that was rich chocolate fudge flavor and made them in cupcake pans. Made 18 muffins. 150 cals/6.5 carbs/6.2 protein/10.5 fat/2.8 fiber/0.4 sugar.
I will make these all the time now!!!
Hi there. How much pumpkin puree would you use to sub for the bananas?
3/4 cup pumpkin puree
Hi
Overseas here and wondering how large a brownie pan is. Don’t have those here.
Love to try this!
Love,
kat
8 inch brownie pan is 20 cm x 20 cm 🤍
This came out sooo good!! I added a splash of vanilla and it was amazing
They’re delish, great recipe. Thank you! Can you free them once they cooled? If so for how long? Would you microwave to reheat?
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The most delicious and easy brownies! I have been adding an extra banana and 1/3 cup of oats and its amazing!
I added peanut butter and almond butter , maple syrup and 2 eggs for protein and chia seeds and walnuts . Really yummy !
You can play with this recipe and add whatever ❤️❤️❤️
These are amazing on their own and devine with coffee.
Please post your brownie and Almond Joy versions, I am not that talented in the kitchen. Thank you.
Mine tasted like garbage. It looked so delicious in the oven and when it came out, exactly as pictured, but that scent or taste of when banana’s go bad and need to be thrown in the trash is exactly what this tasted like. I love peanut butter, I love bananas, oats, plant based, less sugar recipes but this didn’t do it for me unfortunately.