Healthy Chocolate Chip Banana Bars (Vegan, Gluten-Free)
These healthy chocolate chip banana bars are soft, moist, and loaded with melty chocolate chips. Made with oat flour, ripe bananas, and coconut sugar, they bake in 30 minutes - much faster than traditional banana bread! Vegan, gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweetened.
Ingredients
wet ingredients
- 1 cup mashed banana, about 2 ripe bananas
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- ¼ cup peanut butter
- ¼ cup non-dairy milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
dry ingredients
- 1 cup oat flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup vegan mini chocolate chips, plus more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven: Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease or line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- Mash the bananas: In a large mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until mostly smooth.
- Add the wet ingredients: Whisk in the coconut sugar, peanut butter, non-dairy milk, and vanilla extract until combined.
- Add the dry ingredients: Fold in the oat flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt until just combined.
- Fold in the chocolate chips: Stir in the mini chocolate chips.
- Bake: Add the batter to the prepared baking dish. Sprinkle with more mini chocolate chips on top. Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with just a few moist crumbs.
- Cool and slice: Let them cool before slicing into bars. I know it’s tempting, but patience is key. Enjoy!
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Notes
- Use very ripe, spotty bananas. The darker and more brown-spotted your bananas are, the sweeter and more flavorful your banana bars will be. Those bananas you think are too ripe? They're perfect for this recipe!
- Don't overmix the dry ingredients. Fold until just combined. Overmixing can make the bars dense instead of soft and tender.
- Let the bars cool completely before slicing. Since they're made with oat flour, they need time to set after baking so they can firm up. I know it's tempting!
- Finish with flaky sea salt. A sprinkle on top adds the perfect sweet-and-salty balance.
Serving: 1 bar, Calories: 181kcal, Carbohydrates: 27g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 7g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g, Monounsaturated Fat: 2g, Sodium: 208mg, Potassium: 189mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 11g, Vitamin A: 17IU, Vitamin C: 2mg, Calcium: 48mg, Iron: 1mg
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