Banana Chocolate Chip Nut Bars recipe

By peridot728

Ingredients

• 2.5 cups all purpose flour.
• 0.5 teaspoon baking soda.
• 0.25 teaspoon salt.
• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened.
• 1 cup (lightly packed) organic coconut palm sugar, or light brown sugar.
• 0.5 cup granulated vegan sugar, or white sugar.
• 1 large egg.
• 1 teaspoon almond extract, or vanilla extract.
• 2 medium bananas, mashed.
• 2 cups (~12 ounces) semisweet chocolate chips.
• 1 cup (~4 ounces) chopped pecans, or other chopped nuts.
• Equipment
• Small bowl.
• Large bowl.
• Mixing spoon.
• 10 ″ x 15″ jelly roll pan.
• Scraper spatula.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 300 degrees Fahrenheit.

In small bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix well and set aside.

In large bowl, cream butter. Use butter wrapper to lightly grease jelly roll pan.

Add sugars and cream into a grainy paste, being sure to scrape down sides of bowl.

Add egg, extract, and banana. Mix thoroughly, breaking up banana lumps, until smooth.

Add chips, nuts, and flour mixture. Mix until just combined.

Bake 20-28 minutes, or until top is golden brown, edges are crispy, and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out dry.
Transfer to a cool surface. Wait 5 minutes before cutting into bars.

Variations

Use chocolate peanut butter chips instead of chocolate chips and nuts.
Substitute chopped walnuts or other nuts for the pecans.
If you can find banana extract, use that to substitute for almond or vanilla extract.