Description
These Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Bars are soft, sweet, and easy to bake in a silicone granola bar mold. They make a fun breakfast, meal prep snack, or kid-friendly treat with ripe bananas, cinnamon, maple syrup, and semi-sweet chocolate chips.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed well
- 1/2 cup melted coconut oil, preferably refined
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Place silicone granola bar molds on a large baking sheet.
- Add the bananas to a large bowl and mash well until mostly smooth.
- Add melted coconut oil, eggs, vanilla extract, coconut sugar, almond milk, and maple syrup. Mix until combined.
- Add flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Stir gently until the batter comes together.
- Fold in the semi-sweet chocolate chips.
- Use a 1/4 cup scoop to portion batter into each granola bar mold cavity. Smooth the tops lightly if needed.
- Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the bars feel firm and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Let the bars cool in the mold for 10 minutes.
- Transfer the bars to a wire cooling rack and cool completely before serving or storing.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas for the sweetest flavor and softest texture.
- Refined coconut oil gives a neutral taste, while unrefined coconut oil adds light coconut flavor.
- Do not overmix the batter after adding the flour.
- Store cooled bars in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or in the refrigerator for up to 5 days.
- Freeze cooled bars in a freezer-safe container with parchment between layers for easy grab-and-go snacks.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Oven
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 19
- Sodium: 105
- Fat: 12
- Saturated Fat: 8
- Unsaturated Fat: 4
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 35
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 23