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Banana Brownies

March 6, 2021 by Stephanie Brubaker 46 Comments

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Banana Brownies are a delicious banana dessert you are sure to love! The chewy, fudgy, dense texture of a brownie with dreamy banana flavor!

Banana Brownies on a blue plate with a bite taken out of the top brownie

I am obsessed with brownies. There, I said it. I am also obsessed with creating new flavors of brownies to feed my addiction.

I wrote a cookbook all about brownies, blondies, and bars a few years ago and I still love creating (and eating) new recipes! These banana brownies are amazing. They are like a cross between banana bread and Fudgy White Chocolate Brownies.

If you have never made anything but chocolate brownies – you are missing out!

 

Banana Brownies stacked on a plate

These banana brownies were fabulous on their own, but if you are feeling extra indulgent, drizzle a little melted peanut butter or chocolate on top!

How to Make Banana Brownies

  • First melt the white chocolate and butter. This base helps give these bars a fudge texture, like their chocolate counterparts.
  • You will need 2 medium sized bananas, mashed well. You want the bananas you use in this recipe soft, speckled bananas, like what you would use in banana bread. The more ripe they are, the sweeter and more flavorful they will be.
  • Be careful to not over-mix the batter, rather, stir together just until the ingredients are combined.
  • Feel free to add chocolate chips or nuts to the batter before baking, or powdered sugar (on top of finished bars) to jazz them up a bit! They are delicious as is, but a little extra chocolate never hurt anyone.

(Complete recipe below in recipe card.)

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Banana Brownies on a blue plate with banana slices, dusted in powdered sugar

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Banana Brownies

Stephanie Brubaker
Banana Brownies are a delicious banana dessert you are sure to love! The chewy, fudgy, dense texture of a brownie with dreamy banana flavor!
4.67 from 3 votes
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Prep Time 15 mins
Cook Time 20 mins
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 12

Ingredients
  

  • 1/4 cup unsalted butter
  • 4 oz white chocolate
  • 2/3 cup mashed bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
  • 1/2 cup granulated sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup all purpose flour

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350
  • In a large glass bowl, melt the butter and white chocolate about one minute, stirring every 20 seconds until melted.
  • Stir in the sugar.
  • Add mashed bananas, eggs, salt, and vanilla and stir until well combined.
  • Add the flour and stir until incorporated.
  • Spread batter into a 8" square pan and bake 15-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted into the center of the banana brownies comes out clean.
  • Cool completely before cutting.
  • Store covered at room temperature for one day, or refrigerated for up to 5 days.
Keyword banana bars, banana brownies, banana dessert

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Originally published on Jul 23, 2014

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Comments

  1. JC says

    August 16, 2022 at 5:05 pm

    I found your recipe while looking for something else. It was intriguing, I couldn’t quite imagine them, so I got some white chocolate and made it more or less as written. The bananas had gone to sugar, so I scanted the sugar measure to 2/3 and didn’t level off the flour (maybe two tablespoons extra), to keep them from being oversweet (I scant sugar in a lot of recipes). I also used induction and an enameled cast iron pot on level 1, rather than a bowl over steam to do the melting. The rest as written, except they lasted in a container on the counter for a week. 🙂 (I didn’t read the part about refrigerating, YMMV).

    These are so fantastic! Really satisfying eating, and a small square will do (I cut 25). I’ve never before baked anything with bananas which really tasted like bananas! I mean, a shadow of oh, there are bananas in this, flavor, like in banana bread, but these taste like bananas! With a lovely texture and bounce, and still nicely sweet with the adjustments I made to suit my taste.

    Thank-you for the fantastic recipe! It’s a keeper.

    Reply
  2. Imke says

    April 26, 2020 at 4:17 pm

    Thanks for this recipe! I really loved how the brownies came out. I had a little more banana lying around and added about a third of a cup of chopped pecans.

    Reply
  3. Katie says

    January 25, 2020 at 10:17 pm

    I looovvveee this recipe. I have made this recipe twice. I just made this recipe for the second time, but I substituted honey for the granulated sugar. In addition, I substituted applesauce and baking powder for the egg, and I omitted the chocolate. My only issue with this recipe is that it doesn’t offer nutritional information. Other than that, I believe this recipe deserves 5 stars.⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

    Reply
    • Kiki says

      June 19, 2020 at 10:39 am

      What are the proportions of your substitutes? I added 1/4 t cinnamonin my second batch which gave a mor satisfying depth of flavor.

      Reply
  4. Anastasia says

    July 19, 2019 at 12:30 pm

    can i use something instead of chocolate, peanut butter or something else?

    Reply
  5. Nealy says

    April 22, 2019 at 10:34 am

    Do these freeze well?

    Reply
  6. Lynn says

    September 17, 2018 at 6:54 pm

    At first I was a bit anxious-after all, the only chocolate to be found in my house was bittersweet chips, and my bananas were huge, and so overripe the skins tore as I picked them up!

    However, despite these challenges, this recipe yielded massive, fudgy, decadent beauties which lasted less than 20 minutes out of the oven between my family and the neighbors!!

    This is easily the best homemade brownie I’ve ever had, and beats the heck out of box mixes with close to the same amount of effort-and the effort here was WELL worth the finished goodies!

    Thank you for a new mainstay recipe in my kitchen!!

    Reply
  7. fatooch says

    August 3, 2018 at 11:12 am

    These sound soo good, but my family doesn’t like white chocolate 🙁 can you make these brownies with dark chocolate instead? Will I have to change the recipe?

    Reply
    • Ashley says

      October 7, 2018 at 6:52 pm

      I used the same amount of semi sweet chocolate chips and it came out perfect! My family loved these!

      Great recipe and a wonderful new use for my roberripe bananas other than banana bread!

      Reply
  8. Annalisa says

    June 9, 2017 at 3:26 pm

    I couldn’t find my 8″ pan (part of moving, I suppose); so I made them in a muffin tin. They were okay, and I’d probably make them again, but I didn’t fall in love with the recipe. All the same, thanks for sharing this with the rest of us!

    Reply
  9. Pernille says

    January 10, 2017 at 3:01 am

    Hey, I really want to try these. Is it possible to not use the sugar? Or would I have to substitute the sugar for something else?

    Reply
    • Danielle says

      August 3, 2017 at 3:16 am

      You can substitute honey for sugar. Just use way less though, as honey is much sweeter than sugar. I would use like 2 or 3 TBSP of honey, maybe, to replace the sugar. Actually, I bet the slight honey taste/essence would probably be delicious!

      Reply
      • paul mohney says

        July 7, 2021 at 8:29 pm

        Granulated suga also provides volume
        so your batch will be smalleqr
        You will eentualkly just be making banana bread

        Reply
  10. Deedee says

    October 30, 2015 at 8:39 am

    These sound soo good, but my family doesn’t like white chocolate 🙁 can you make these brownies with dark chocolate instead? Will I have to change the recipe?

    Reply
    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      October 30, 2015 at 8:51 am

      You don’t really taste the white chocolate – it mostly adds sweetness and helps make the brownies fudgy. You only taste banana 🙂 Hope you give them a try!

      Reply
    • Eileen says

      September 1, 2022 at 8:07 am

      The bars were really good! I did add some chopped pecans as my bananas were very ripe and left dark spots in the batter. They just thought they were chopped nuts.

      Reply
  11. Lawnrence says

    February 14, 2015 at 1:07 am

    Great! hugry now, I have to try this this week. Thank you for sharing!

    Reply
  12. Leslie says

    January 24, 2015 at 11:50 pm

    These look tasty. I like banana treats and these are a different spin on bananas. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  13. Monica Dubsky says

    January 12, 2015 at 7:47 am

    Lovely post I have done your recipe & linked it on my blog, only change I used wholewheat flour as thats what we use most at home!
    Hope you visit and comment 🙂
    http://mamabeesimple.blogspot.co.uk/2015/01/white-chocolate-whole-wheat-banana.html

    Reply
  14. Karen W says

    November 22, 2014 at 3:44 pm

    I never would have dreamed of combining brownies with bananas and making Banana Brownies, but this sounds so good. I love finding new recipes to make with my children. I would love to invite you to stop by and share with my weekly recipe linky, Kids and a Mom in the Kitchen.
    http://totsandme.blogspot.com/2014/11/kids-and-mom-in-kitchen-100-surprise.html

    Have a great day!

    Reply
  15. Liz says

    October 2, 2014 at 7:12 pm

    All lovely recipes. Thanks so much.

    Reply
  16. Jen says

    August 12, 2014 at 3:37 pm

    Do these ever bake? I’ve been baking them for 20 minutes and they still are pure liquid.

    Reply
    • Stephanie Brubaker says

      August 14, 2014 at 8:45 am

      Hi Jen, I think you must have accidentally left out the flour. They should be done in about 20 minutes for sure…

      Reply
  17. Crystal Barrett says

    July 26, 2014 at 11:11 am

    I could imagine some chocolate or peanut butter frosting on top …mmmm yum! My kids would eat this up!

    Reply
  18. Marjory @ Dinner-Mom says

    July 25, 2014 at 4:59 pm

    So lovely and perfect for the banana lover! (i.e. me!)

    Reply
  19. Aly ~ Cooking In Stilettos says

    July 25, 2014 at 4:58 pm

    Oh my heavens – bananas and white chocolate – LOVE!

    Reply
  20. Lauren @ Healthy Delicious says

    July 25, 2014 at 8:34 am

    Brownies are the best! I love this twist on them. I’ve done banana blondies and they were great!

    Reply
  21. Thalia @ butter and brioche says

    July 25, 2014 at 4:04 am

    what a delicious recipe! never had banana brownies before, definitely missing out on something seriously tasty. love it!

    Reply
  22. Kim Beaulieu says

    July 24, 2014 at 4:33 pm

    These are absolutely amazing. I need to try these immediately.

    Reply
  23. Kim (Feed Me, Seymour) says

    July 24, 2014 at 12:31 pm

    I am also obsessed with brownies, blondies and bars of all sorts! I love this version!

    Reply
  24. Mari says

    July 24, 2014 at 10:47 am

    A must try for sure!! great share 🙂

    Reply
  25. The Food Hunter says

    July 24, 2014 at 9:41 am

    I like the idea of adding the peanut butter on top!

    Reply
  26. Rebecca {foodie with family} says

    July 24, 2014 at 9:12 am

    Oh YUM! I could eat more of these than I ought to!

    Reply
  27. Courtney @ Neighborfood says

    July 24, 2014 at 8:58 am

    Banana bread and white chocolate? What a perfect combo! Such a unique dessert too!

    Reply
  28. Betsy | JavaCupcake.com says

    July 24, 2014 at 7:21 am

    I meant DARK chocolate… I know there’s chocolate in there, I just expected DARK… not white!! YUM! 🙂

    Reply
  29. Betsy | JavaCupcake.com says

    July 24, 2014 at 7:20 am

    What a great idea to use up bananas! When I first read the title, I expected there to be chocolate… but I love that these are just banana! SO YUM! Making this ASAP!

    Reply
  30. Mallory says

    July 24, 2014 at 6:35 am

    These are so creative! I love banana and chocolate together and in a brownie!?! I’m sold!

    Reply
  31. DessertForTwo says

    July 24, 2014 at 6:25 am

    This is genius! I want to cover it in melted peanut butter and call it a healthy dessert, because fruit? 🙂

    Reply
    • Patty says

      October 7, 2016 at 10:41 am

      I am going to make this tonite and change up peanut butter chips for the white chocolate!

      Reply
      • Stephanie Brubaker says

        October 7, 2016 at 1:32 pm

        That sounds awesome! Enjoy 🙂

        Reply

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