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  • February 5, 2023

Banana Chocolate Brownies

October 22, 2012 By Betsy Cohen

Moist and Delicious

Banana Chocolate BrowniesWhen I made the wise decision to switch from bananas to strawberries for my Strawberry Cream Pie, I was left with a lot of bananas. I could have made a Banana Bread with Pecans, or two, but thought it would be fun to try something new.

I love frozen chocolate covered bananas. Therefore, I decided to combine these two flavors and bake a batch of Banana Chocolate Brownies.

I wasn’t sure how the recipe would work since I had not tried anything similar to this before. I was a tad concerned when the batter was a bit thick before adding the smashed bananas, but realized quickly how helpful the bananas would be to insuring a moist brownie. The chocolate chips are a nice addition to the overall texture of the brownies.

Originally I baked the brownies in an 8” x 8” pan, but the brownies were so gigantic that it was difficult to take a bite out of them, unless one has a really big mouth. Rather than challenge my friends to a “who has the biggest mouth” contest, I switched to a 9” x 13” pan and, voila, the brownies are the perfect size for everyone’s mouth.

Trust me, I know this for a fact. I took a batch to a meeting the other day and watched a friend enjoy brownie after brownie after brownie. Each bite fit in her mouth perfectly! By the way, I consider this to be a definition of a true friend…one who keeps on eating something delicious in front of a big crowd. Not to worry, she even shared a few with others.

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Banana Chocolate Brownies
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Recipe Type: Dessert
Author: Betsy Cohen
Prep time: 15 mins
Cook time: 40 mins
Total time: 55 mins
Serves: 35
Ingredients
  • 12 tablespoons (1½ sticks) unsalted butter
  • 3 ounces unsweetened chocolate
  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 2 cups all purpose flour
  • 1½ teaspoons baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 2 eggs
  • ¾ cup sugar
  • ½ cup light brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • confectioners sugar for dusting
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 300°. Grease a 9” x 13” pan and set aside.
  2. Melt butter and unsweetened chocolate together, either in the microwave or on the stove. Set aside.
  3. Mash bananas together in a small bowl and set aside.
  4. Whisk flour, baking soda and salt together and set aside.
  5. Place eggs, sugar and brown sugar in a large mixing bowl. Beat for a couple of minutes. Add ½ of the dry ingredients, followed by the butter/chocolate and then the remaining dry ingredients, scraping the bowl down in between additions. The mixture will be fairly thick at this time.
  6. Add bananas and vanilla. Lastly, mix in the chocolate chips.
  7. Transfer the batter to the greased pan. Bake in the middle of a 300° oven for 40 minutes, rotating the pan front to back halfway through.
  8. Cool completely on a cooling rack. Cut into individual brownies and dust with confectioners sugar.
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Happylicious By Betsy December 2015 lo res I have loved desserts for as long as I can remember. Growing up I loved the smell of freshly baked challah in my maternal great-grandmother’s kitchen, the incredible butter cookies from my paternal grandmother and the perfect pies my mother used to bake when company came over. More about me.
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