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.
Can you use a creamy peanut butter such as Jif?
HI Sam, Jif will not work here …
Needs to be the type of nut butter that only has one ingredient in it (and salt too if you like it salted)
An an amateur baker, these were very easy to make and were very delicious. 10/10
Hi simon, glad you liked the bars!! Thanks for the review!
girl, where is the almond Joy recipe? I need to eat that right now and love my life!!!
THis is my favorite version!!!!!
Click link below for that recipe:
https://hungryhappens.net/flourless-almond-joy-bars/
I’m a 47 year old dad who does not like to cook, I loved the ingredients and thought it looked easy for me. I made them and they are awesome. Thanks
Mike
Hi Mike,
Glad you found it simple to make! I agree – this has all my faves too and a breeze to toss together! Cheers!
I have an aversion to natural peanut butter. Can I use regular?
Hi Debra, I would recommend using any nut butter (like almond) where in the only ingredient is the nut used.
Absolutely delicious! Baked for 30 mins instead of 25 and had a HARD time letting them sit overnight before slicing into ’em. Thank you for your recipes! First one I’ve tried and won’t be the last!
Hi Tracy, glad they worked out for you and you enjoyed them! Cheers!
I have made these at least half a dozen times now and love them! I did a few substitutes to help make them low sugar. I used the King Arthur Keto Wheat Flour, agave and no sugar added chocolate chips from ChocZero.
They are my new favorite go to snack.
Hi Amy, Thanks so much for sharing your version with everyone!
I accidentally forgot to add the egg. I’m not sure what difference the egg may have added…more cake like? Anyway…dense, fudgy yumminess! I will be making these agin today.
Hi Nikki, glad they still worked without the egg!
These are delicious! I couldn’t wait for them to cool… luckily they are also good warm! I added extra chocolate chips (Hershey’s Dark) which was perfect. Took about 32 min to cook completely.
Hi Sage, sounds delicious! thanks for your feedback!
Hi there, I made these for the first time (I rarely cook or bake so I get very nervous). I wanted to say a huge thank you as they turned out well and it tasted divine. Thanks for sharing your recipe.
What can you replace the egg with
Hi PJ, flax egg!
What can you substitute the eggs with?
flax egg
Made these & put them in a muffin tin to make little cookie cups & when I tell you they were gone in less than 24 hours!! They were so good! My boyfriend loved them!! Hehe so did I! I ended up using AP flour but they were still amazing!
Plan on making them again & using honey instead of maple syrup!
Thank you for this recipe!
Made These Brownies, another Delicious! Sweet satisfying dessert. On my list to make more often.
Hi Joann, Happy they resonated with you!
Stella absolutely delicious recipe. Looking forward for more like this one!
Hi Laura, glad you liked it!
Hi Stella! How long do these keep for?
5 days