Chocolate Chip Banana Bars

4.70 from 118 votes

These chocolate chip banana bars are super easy to make and perfect to serve as a snack or dessert. All of the flavor of your favorite banana cake in bar form!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Dessert, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Author: Becky Hardin

Equipment

Kitchen Scale (optional)
9x13 Baking Pan
Hand Mixer (optional)

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter 113 grams, melted (1 stick)
1 cup granulated sugar 200 grams
2 large eggs 100 grams, room temperature
3 bananas mashed
¾ cup buttermilk 170 grams, room temperature
2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract 8 grams
2 cups all-purpose flour 240 grams
2 teaspoons baking powder 8 grams
1 teaspoon baking soda 6 grams
1 teaspoon kosher salt 3 grams
1½ cups mini chocolate chips 266 grams, divided

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13-inch baking pan with nonstick spray. Set aside.
In a large bowl, with a whisk or hand mixer, beat the butter, sugar, and eggs together.
½ cup unsalted butter, 1 cup granulated sugar, 2 large eggs
Add the banana, buttermilk, and vanilla and mix well.
3 bananas, ¾ cup buttermilk, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
2 cups all-purpose flour, 2 teaspoons baking powder, 1 teaspoon baking soda, 1 teaspoon kosher salt
Fold in 1¼ cups of the chocolate chips.
1½ cups mini chocolate chips
Pour the batter into the prepared pan.
Sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips over the top.
Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick comes out clean.
Allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares.

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Notes

The more ripe your bananas are the sweeter and more banana flavored these bars will be.
If you don’t have buttermilk on hand, you can add a tablespoon of lemon juice to ¾ cup of milk. The acid in the lemon juice ferments the milk and acts as a raising agent.
Don't overmix the batter, the dry ingredients should be just combined.
Let the cake cool completely before cutting into bars.

Storage: Store chocolate chip banana bars in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days, in the refrigerator for up to 1 week, or in the freezer for up to 2 months.

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