Banana Blondies

These Banana Blondies are buttery, chewy and delicious. They are full of banana bread flavor and chocolate chips. The recipe is super easy to make (no mixer required!)

These banana blondies have the delicious flavor of banana bread and the soft texture of blondies. They are rich and chewy and studded with chocolate chips. It’s hard to beat the combination of banana and chocolate!

For more banana recipes, try my Moist Fluffy Banana Bread, Cinnamon Swirl Banana Bread, and Blueberry Banana Coffee Cake.

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

• They taste like chocolate chip banana bread but with a chewy blondie texture.
• This banana blondie recipe is mixed together by hand.
• These banana chocolate chip blondies use basic pantry ingredients. You probably already have most of the ingredients!
• They take less than 25 minutes to bake. Bonus: they can be eaten while still warm. No need to wait for them to cool!

INGREDIENT NOTES

Below are some notes on the ingredients needed to make these banana chocolate chip blondies. Please see recipe card for instructions and ingredients measurements.

• Butter: Use unsalted butter. The butter can be melted or browned. Browning the butter adds an extra toasty, nutty flavor, but it is not necessary. Melted butter works fine too.
• Brown sugar: Use light or dark brown sugar. Make sure your brown sugar is fresh. For a little extra sweetness and flavor, use dark brown sugar.
• 1 egg: You’ll need 1 large, room temperature egg. Take the egg out of the refrigerator an hour before baking.
• Vanilla extract: for flavor
• Salt: Salt enhances the flavor of these blondies. Without salt, they would be bland.
• Flour: Use all purpose flour.
• 1 banana: This recipe uses 1/2 cup mashed overripe banana. You’ll need 1 medium banana. Over-ripe bananas are dark and spotted. They are sweeter than regular bananas and are perfect for baking.
• Chocolate chips: Use semisweet chocolate chips for the batter. You can also add sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top right before baking.

SUBSTITUTIONS & VARIATIONS

• Dark chocolate (optional): I love topping these blondies with extra chocolate chips or chopped They’re good quality and easy to break up. I used Lindt 70% Dark. Milk would be good here too if you like things extra sweet!
• Flaky sea salt: I love adding flaky sea salt when I take the blondies out of the oven. The sea salt intensifies the chocolate flavor and balances out the sweetness.
• Add some chopped nuts for extra flavor and a crunchy texture.

STEP BY STEP INSTRUCTIONS

Here are the directions on how to make this banana blondies recipe.

RECIPE FAQs

EXPERT TIPS

Use an overripe banana. Overripe bananas are soft, sweet and perfect for baking! Regular bananas aren’t as sweet as overripe bananas and they don’t mash up like overripe bananas, so make sure to use an overripe banana.

Use a potato masher or a fork to mash the banana.

STORAGE

ROOM TEMPERATURE

Store these banana bread blondies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days. Allow to cool completely before placing in a container.

REFRIGERATOR

Store blondies in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.

FREEZER

Chocolate chip banana bread blondies can be frozen for up to 3 months. Place the cooled blondies in a freezer safe bag or container. Write “banana blondies” and the date on the bag. Thaw overnight at room temperature before serving.

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Banana Blondies

Natalie

These Banana Blondies are buttery, chewy and delicious. They are full of banana bread flavor and chocolate chips. The recipe is super easy to make (no mixer required!)

5 from 2 votes

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Prep Time 20 minutes mins

Cook Time 23 minutes mins

Course Bars, Blondies, Brownies

Cuisine American

Servings 16 blondies

Ingredients

  

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• ▢ 1/2 cup unsalted butter melted or browned
• ▢ 3/4 cup plus 1 tablespoon brown sugar light or dark
• ▢ 1 large egg room temperature
• ▢ 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• ▢ 1/4 teaspoon salt
• ▢ 1 cup all-purpose flour
• ▢ 1/2 cup mashed overripe banana about 1 medium overripe banana
• ▢ 1/2 cup semi sweet chocolate chips plus more for topping (optional)

Instructions

 

• Melt the butter in a medium sized saucepan or skillet (preferably light colored so you can better see the color changes) over medium heat. Once the butter has melted, stir it nonstop as you cook it at a gentle boil. Continue cooking until the butter begins to brown and light brown specks start forming at the bottom of the pan. This should happen in 5-8 minutes. Remove butter from heat and pour it into a heat safe bowl and allow it to cool slightly for a few minutes. 
• Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8 by 8-inch pan with parchment paper leaving a one inch overhang on two sides. 
• To the melted butter, stir in the brown sugar with a wooden spoon or a spatula. Stir in the egg and vanilla followed by the mashed banana. Add the flour, salt and stir til just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
• Pour the batter into the prepared pan. Use a spatula or offset spatula to spread the batter evenly. Top with extra chocolate chips, if desired (optional). Bake for 21-23 minutes, til just set in center. 
• Remove from oven and place pan on a wire rack to cool. Allow to cool slightly before slicing.

Notes

Brown sugar: Make sure your brown sugar is fresh. Use light or dark brown sugar. 

Frozen banana: A frozen banana can be used. Thaw the banana, drain off excess liquid, mash then use as instructed. 

Topping: Top the blondies with a few extra tablespoons of chocolate chips before baking. You can also take the blondies out of the oven before they finish baking. Top them with 1-2 ounces of chopped dark chocolate then return to the oven til the blondies have finished baking and the chocolate has melted. 

Slicing: Cut into 9 bars or 16 smaller squares.

Storage: Store these banana bread blondies in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.. Allow to cool completely before placing in a container. Blondies can be frozen for up to 3 months. Place the cooled blondies in a freezer safe bag. Write "banana blondies" and the date on the bag. Thaw overnight at room temperature before serving.

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