Banana Brownies
These deliciously decadent banana brownies are the perfect mix of chocolatey brownies and rich banana flavor. They’re soft, fudgy, and full of flavor—a great way to use up ripe bananas!
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- ¾ cup salted butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed banana very ripe
- ¾ cup cocoa powder
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- 1/2 batch chocolate cream cheese frosting
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F. Line an 8x8 pan for thicker brownies, or a 9x9 pan for slightly thinner brownies, with parchment paper and set aside.
- On the stove over medium heat, melt the butter in a medium pot. Remove from the heat and stir in the white sugar, stirring to dissolve the sugar as much as you can.
- Once that is combined, mix in your cocoa until thoroughly combined into the mixture.
- Beat in the eggs until fully incorporated, then add in the bananas, then the vanilla.
- Mix in the chocolate chips.
- Whisk together the flour, salt, and baking powder. Add in your flour and barely stir it until you don't see any white flour in the batter, but don't mix it longer.
- Bake for 30-40 minutes, until the brownies pull away from the edges slightly. A toothpick inserted should come out fairly clean, with no raw batter on the stick. A few crumbs sticking to the toothpick means they are baked and fudgy inside.
- Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 15 minutes. Using the parchment paper handles, remove and place on the counter.
- Prepare the half batch of chocolate cream cheese frosting.
- Once the brownies are cool, frost the tops with a thick layer of frosting. Sprinkle the dried banana chips on top.
- Slice and serve.