Healthy 4 Ingredient Banana Bread Bars (Gluten Free)
These healthy banana bars are literally my favorite because of their simplicity and they taste SO good. There is no added sweetener like in most treats. Yes we add in some chopped dark chocolate here but a great alternative is zero sugar chocolate chips. If you like this recipe, you will love my Super Gooey Flourless Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Bars.
The bars are gluten free since they’re made with almond flour. If you don’t want to use almond flour, you can sub in oat flour instead. And if you don’t have peanut butter, you can sub in almond butter or sunflower seed butter. If you don’t want to use chocolate or chocolate chips, you can add in blueberries, chopped dates or dried fruit.
Once all the ingredients are mixed together, you will have a thick dough like batter. Spread this out evenly and top with more chocolate as a nice finishing touch! These bars always satiate my sweet tooth cravings and I feel like its a healthier alternative! Another great recipe for you to try is my Banana Blueberry Oat Bars.
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Healthy 4 Ingredient Banana Bread Bars
Ingredients
- 4 bananas, mashed
- 1/2 heaping cup all natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract (optional)
- 2 cups almond flour
- pinch salt
- 1/3 cup chopped dark chocolate
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350℉. Line a 8×8 inch brownie pan with parchment paper.
- To a large bowl, add in and mash the bananas, then add the peanut butter, vanilla, almond flour, salt and mix until combined – you should have a thick mixture. Lastly fold in your chopped chocolate (reserving a few pieces for the top). Transfer mixture into the brownie pan, press down and spread out evenly with a rubber spatula. Top with more chopped chocolate. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown on top and a toothpick comes out clean. Remove from oven and allow to cool completely before slicing.
Notes
- Store leftovers in an airtight container.
- Instead of peanut butter, you can use any other nut butter.
- Make sure you use dairy free chocolate chips if you want to keep this VEGAN.
Nutrition
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I used regular peanut butter; makes a delicious and satisfying snack using up my over ripe bananas!
Hello! that’s awesome! I feel the same way <3
I just have a question. Can I substitute coconut flour for the almond flour?
Hi Syl, i would not recommend that for this recipe. In my experience, coconut flour is not a one-to-one substitute for almond flour in baking.
Hi,
I used the all natural peanut butter. Weird that they didn’t turn out. Wonder if commercial peanut butter would have done better.
These were great! I eat low carb so these are nice to have on hand to snack on. I cut mine into about 16-20 smaller bars.
Hi Sel, Perfect! Thanks so much for trying them and sharing your feedback <3
Sorry I am usually a fan but the 4 ingredient banana peanut butter bars were not good. I made them exactly according to the recipe and they tasted like gritty mashed bananas with chocolate chips. Won’t make them again.
HI Nancy, I’m SO sorry the recipe wasnt what you expected! Did you use all natural peanut butter or the stiff kind? Because that might be the culprit here. Mine were so good! I ate half the tray!
Can I use 2 cups all purpose or whole wheat flour instead of almond flour?
Hi Debbie, I’m so sorry but I havent tried it with all purpose flour to say for sure… but it will work. I would recommend using a bit more all purpose flour though. Please let us kknow what happens!