Do you have browning bananas and need a delicious recipe? These chocolate chip banana bars are a favorite on our farmhouse table! We love making this spin on banana bread into a bar and adding plenty of chocolate chips!
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Easy Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
This recipe will always hold a special place in my heart because my one year old snuck up to the table while I was taking pictures and started picking the chocolate chips out of the bars. However, you eat these enjoy them! We do share a love for warm melted chocolate in a piece of delicious banana bread!
My mother-in-law shared this recipe with me and I’m grateful because it’s so good! All of the ingredients can be tossed in the mixing bowl and ready to bake before the oven is preheated. These are the kind of quick recipes that we love! I also like that this is a smaller batch of banana bars, so we can enjoy a breakfast and a couple of snacks before they get old. We do store extra bars in the refrigerator.
This base dough mix would taste great in muffins, a loaf of banana bread or in bars. We like the chocolate chip banana bars because they are the quickest to make! Spreading the batter in 9 x 9-inch baking pan is quicker than spooning out into muffins and bakes much more quickly than a loaf of bread.
We have enjoyed these basic banana bars with chocolate chips so much that we made another version of Loaded Banana Bars here. If you have a more complex palate and like a little crunch in your bite be sure to check out our Loaded Banana Bars and Banana Pecan Bread!
How to Make Banana Bars with Chocolate Chips
- Mash bananas, stir in sugar, applesauce and eggs.
- Slowly add dry ingredients and mix well.
- Fold in chocolate chips.
- Bake and enjoy warm or at room temperature.
Ingredients Needed to Make Banana Bars
- Bananas
- Sugar
- Applesauce
- Eggs
- Flour
- Baking soda
- Salt
- Cinnamon
- Chocolate chips
Tips for Making Banana Bars
- We like to use overripe bananas that are a bit too soft to eat, but not totally brown
- Totally brown bananas will have a very strong taste
- Different pan sizes can be used in this recipe, but baking time will need to be adjusted accordingly
What to Do With Lots of Bananas
We’re continually building our recipe library of great recipes to use lots of bananas or browning bananas. We have a variety of breakfast, brunch, snack and dessert recipes that are delicious!
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We hope you enjoy these banana treats as much as we do!
Printable Recipe for Chocolate Chip Banana Bars
Chocolate Chip Banana Bars {Farmhouse Style}
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 cup bananas mashed
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 2 eggs
- 1 1/2 cup flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips plus extra to sprinkle on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease 9x9" baking pan. Mash bananas, add sugar, applesauce and eggs. Mix well.
- Slowly add flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Mix well. Fold in 1/2 cup chocolate chips. Sprinkle a couple tablespoons of chocolate chips on top if desired. Bake for 25 - 30 minutes.
Notes
- We like to use overripe bananas that are a bit too soft to eat, but not totally brown
- Totally brown bananas will have a very strong taste
- Different pan sizes can be used in this recipe, but baking time will need to be adjusted accordingly
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These bars are outstanding! We added a 1/2 cup of health bar bits to the batter and sprinkled some on top as well. Thank you for sharing your recipe! We will make them again and again!
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