Get the Recipe: Brown Butter Banana Bars
These Brown Butter Banana Bars are dense, fudgy, and packed with dark chocolate in every bite. Nutty brown butter and a ripe banana give them a deep, caramel-like sweetness, while the chocolate chips melt into the bar for rich, gooey pockets of chocolate throughout.
Ingredients
- ¾ cup ripe mashed bananas
- 1 stick unsalted butter, browned
- 1 cup brown sugar
- ⅓ cup white sugar
- 2 egg yolks
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ¼ cups gluten free flour, see note
- ¼ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 ½ cups chocolate chips
Instructions
- First, preheat your oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit. Line an 8 inch square pan with parchment paper.
- Brown your butter. Cook the butter in a skillet over low medium heat until bubbly and light brown. Remove from the heat. Allow the butter to cool for 10 minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the mashed bananas, browned butter, brown sugar, white sugar, egg yolks, and vanilla. Stir together.
- Then, mix in the gluten free flour and sea salt. Stir together.
- Fold in the chocolate chips. Pour this mixture into the lined pan.
- Bake for 36 to 39 minutes, or until the middle no longer looks gooey.
- Finally, remove from the oven. Cool for at least 4 hours before slicing into.
Notes
- If you are not gluten free, feel free to use all purpose flour.
- For a refined sugar free option, replace the white sugar and brown sugar with coconut sugar.
- Use a ripe brown spotted banana.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container for up to 3 days at room temperature.
Calories: 332kcal, Carbohydrates: 65g, Protein: 3g, Fat: 21g, Saturated Fat: 13g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 3g, Trans Fat: 0.4g, Cholesterol: 70mg, Sodium: 75mg, Potassium: 85mg, Fiber: 4g, Sugar: 33g, Vitamin A: 379IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 40mg, Iron: 2mg