Description
Homemade peanut butter chocolate chip banana bars combine classic comfort ingredients for a delightful dessert. Rich flavors meld seamlessly, offering you a quick treat that satisfies sweet cravings with minimal effort.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas
- 1 ¼ cups (295 ml) instant or quick cooking oats
- ½ cup (85 g) chocolate chips
- ¼ cup (64 g) smooth, natural peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp baking powder
Instructions
- Preheating: Calibrate oven to 350°F and line a loaf pan with parchment paper or lightly grease the surface.
- Banana Preparation: Pulverize ripe bananas into a silky-smooth consistency within a capacious mixing vessel.
- Flavor Fusion: Whisk peanut butter and vanilla extract into the mashed bananas until perfectly blended and homogeneous.
- Dry Ingredient Integration: Fold oats, salt, and baking powder into the banana mixture, ensuring comprehensive and uniform distribution.
- Chocolate Chip Distribution: Gently incorporate two-thirds of chocolate chips into the batter, reserving the remainder for a decorative crown.
- Pan Assembly: Smoothly transfer the mixture into the prepared pan, meticulously leveling the surface with a spatula for an impeccable finish.
- Topping Arrangement: Artfully sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips across the batter, creating an enticing visual and flavor profile.
- Baking Process: Slide the pan into the preheated oven and bake for 25-30 minutes, confirming doneness through a clean knife test.
- Cooling and Serving: Permit the baked delicacy to cool completely before slicing into 6-8 elegant bars with precision.
Notes
- Banana Ripeness Matters: Choose super ripe, spotty bananas for maximum natural sweetness and deeper flavor profile.
- Mixing Technique Crucial: Blend wet ingredients thoroughly to create a smooth, consistent base that ensures even baking and texture.
- Chocolate Chip Distribution: Folding chips gently prevents sinking and creates delightful chocolate pockets throughout the bars.
- Cooling is Key: Let bars cool completely to set structure and develop rich, developed flavors before cutting into precise servings.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks, Desserts
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 13
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 7g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 22g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg