HOME BAKING RECIPE || Rich and Decadent Chocolate Banana Brownies

If you love banana bread and chocolate, put your hand up.

We have good news, this Chocolate Banana Bread recipe from Vancouver Dietitians combines the best of both worlds. It’s also incredibly moist because of the bananas, apple sauce, and coconut oil in the recipe. Whether you choose to enjoy these decadent treats with a cup of hot cocoa or tea, we can’t think of a better dessert bite than these gooey brownies!

Ingredients

  • 1 cup dark chocolate chips

  • 2 large + ripe bananas, mashed

  • 1/4 cup unsweetened apple sauce

  • 1/4 cup coconut oil, melted

  • 1/2 cup brown sugar

  • 1 tbsp vanilla extract

  • 3/4 cup oat flour

  • 1/4 cup cocoa powder

  • 1/2 tsp salt

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 F (175 C).

  2. In a microwave-safe bowl, add 1/2 cup of the dark chocolate chips and microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between, until melted.

  3. To the melted chocolate, add the mashed bananas, apple sauce, coconut oil, brown sugar and vanilla extract. Mix all together until well combined.

  4. To this bowl, add the oat flour, cocoa powder and salt. Mix together until just combined.

  5. Finally, fold in 1/2 cup dark chocolate chips.

  6. Pour the batter into a lined baking pan. Bake for 30 minutes (more or less depending on how fudgy you want them) and then let them cool completely.

Recipe and photo by Skye Moore

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