Chocolate Banana Brownies
Burnt out on banana bread? Maybe I can interest you in these banana brownies, instead. This creative way to use up leftover produce yields a brownie with a distinct banana flavor that pairs perfectly with the chocolate. This recipe comes together quickly and easily, and is a great way to avoid banana waste! Since my kids have become so fickle about their banana consumption (devouring them some weeks, leaving them entirely untouched to turn brown others), I’ve had to get creative with ways to use up browning bananas. Aside from making sourdough banana bread or banana pancakes, my most recent and favorite method has been to toss them into a batch of brownies.
Why You’ll Love This Recipe
One bowl recipe that is just as easy to make as a box mix! Uses up that lonesome brown banana that nobody wants to eat. While most of my recipes use at least two or three bananas, this is perfect for those situations when you only have one lonely leftover! Can handle some nuts (toasted pecans would be amazing) or peanut butter chips if you are feeling a bit adventurous. Chocolate and banana are a perfect match! You’ll know this if you’ve tried my chocolate banana bread 💛
Ingredients
You need just 10 ingredients to make these banana brownies. Let’s go over a few before we begin.
Bananas. Like most banana recipes, these banana brownies are perfect for using up brown, spotty bananas. Really the riper the better–that’s where the most flavor is! I find I typically need to use just one banana to get ½ cup. Chocolate. I melt a semisweet chocolate bar for the brownie batter itself and use semisweet chips later on. You could use chips for both though; I provide instructions for this in the recipe notes below. Cocoa powder. While you could technically use either dutch process or natural cocoa in this recipe, I like the flavor of natural cocoa here best. Eggs. Use room temperature eggs for the easiest mixing. If you forget to set yours out ahead of time, use my trick to quickly bring eggs to room temperature.
SAM’S TIP: Peanut butter chips would be a tasty substitution for the semi-sweet chips we stir in at the end. Remember, this is just an overview of the ingredients I used and why. For the full recipe please scroll down to the bottom of the post!
How to Make Banana Brownies
SAM’S TIP: If you like crinkly brownie tops, mix the wet ingredients together (particularly the eggs) really well. This helps to create a meringue -like top layer on the brownies. For more fun brownie variations check out my Oreo brownies or rocky road brownies! Enjoy! Let’s bake together! Subscribe to my newsletter to be notified of all the newest recipes, and find my free recipe tutorials on YouTube 💜
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