Tuesday, September 24, 2024

Cocoa Banana Bars

Cocoa Banana Bars
Yield: 9x13 pan

Ingredients
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg, room temperature
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 1/2 cups mashed bananas (about 4 bananas)
  • 1 1/2 cups Bob's Red Mill Gluten Free 1-to-1 Baking Flour
  • 1 tsp baking soda
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
  • 1 cup mini semisweet chocolate chips

Directions
  1. Preheat oven to 350°F.
  2. Grease 9x13 baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
  3. Beat butter and sugars in large mixer bowl until light and fluffy.
  4. Add egg and vanilla; beat until well combined.
  5. Stir in mashed bananas.
  6. Stir in flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt until just combined.
  7. Remove half of batter and place in another bowl. Mix in cocoa powder. Spread cocoa batter in bottom of prepared pan.
  8. Stir chocolate chips into remaining light batter. Spoon chocolate chip batter on top of cocoa batter in pan.
  9. Swirl batter into marbled design, if desired.
  10. Bake about 25 minutes, or until edges are golden brown.
  11. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Recipe adapted from Allrecipes.