Peanut Butter Banana Blondies with chocolate chips are soft and gooey with sweet banana flavor -- like a cross between chocolate chip cookies, peanut butter cookies, and banana bread! They stir together in one bowl for a fast, easy dessert and are a delicious way to use overripe bananas.
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❤️You're Going to Love These
- Soft, gooey banana blondies with peanut butter and tons of chocolate chips
- Rich peanut butter blondies flavor with sweet ripe bananas
- Easy one-bowl recipe with simple pantry ingredients
- A delicious way to use overripe bananas in a quick dessert
- Cozy hint of cinnamon makes them taste like cookies + banana bread in bar form
Peanut butter banana blondies are the perfect dessert for overripe, brown bananas when you're not in the mood for banana bread or banana pancakes. These chocolate chip banana bars are thick, soft, and gooey like cookies, but no scooping and no chilling.
🍌Ingredients
See recipe card at the bottom of the post for the full list of ingredients and exact amounts.
- Mashed bananas. For the sweetest flavor, use overripe bananas that are covered in brown spots or have even turned completely black.
- Unsalted butter. Melt the butter and let it cool slightly. If you use salted butter, reduce the salt by ¼ teaspoon.
- Sugars. Using both brown sugar and white sugar adds moisture and chewiness, and bakes the blondies to a beautiful golden brown. I use dark brown sugar, but light brown sugar will also work.
- Peanut butter. Use regular old grocery store creamy peanut butter, like Skippy or Jif. Natural peanut butter can make the bars crumbly and dry.
- Cinnamon. Cinnamon is optional, but complements the flavors in these banana blondies perfectly.
- Salt. One teaspoon of salt may seem like a lot, but the bars don't taste salty at all. The salt brings out the flavors of the bananas, peanut butter, and chocolate. You can certainly reduce the salt, if needed.
- Chocolate chips. I like the rich flavor and texture of dark chocolate chips and dark chocolate chunks. You can also use semi-sweet chocolate chips, chopped chocolate bar, or peanut butter chips.
🥣How to Make Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Banana Blondies
Step 1: Whisk the mashed bananas, melted butter, and sugars in a large mixing bowl. Add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and whisk until combined.
Step 2: Add the dry ingredients and stir them into the wet ingredients with a sturdy wooden spoon. Stir in the chocolate chips.
Step 3: Spread the banana blondie batter in an even layer in a prepared 9 x 13 pan. Bake in a preheated oven at 350 for 25-35 minutes.
Step 4: Cool bars in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares and serve at room temperature or warmed up with a scoop of vanilla ice cream.
👉Helpful Hint: Use very ripe bananas (lots of brown spots) for the sweetest flavor.
✅Top Tips
- Line your pan with parchment paper for easy removal and clean cuts.
- For clean slices, let blondies cool completely - they're extra gooey straight from the oven.
- Swap chocolate chips with chunks or peanut butter chips for even more peanut butter flavor.
🎁Storage
- Room temperature: Store blondies in an airtight container at room temperature for 4 days.
- Refrigerator: For longer freshness, refrigerate up to 7 days. Let sit at room temp or warm briefly in the microwave before serving.
- Freezer: Cool completely, slice into bars, wrap tightly in plastic wrap, then place in a freezer bag or airtight container. Freeze up to 2 months. Thaw at room temperature or warm gently to serve.
❓FAQ
The edges should be golden brown and pulling away from the pan, and the centers should be soft, but set, and appear undercooked. If a toothpick inserted into the center comes back with some moist crumbs, the blondies are done. If it has wet batter, they're undercooked, and if it comes back clean, they're overbaked. The internal temperature should be around 200-205.
Yes, the texture of the best blondies is soft and gooey in the center, so take care not to overbake.
Use a creamy peanut butter like good ol' Skippy or Jif. Natural peanut butter can make the blondies crumbly and dry.
No. Banana blondies will keep at room temperature in an airtight container for 4 days, but refrigerating helps them stay fresh for about a week.
Yes! Cool completely, cut into bars, wrap tightly, and freeze for up to 2 months.
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📖 Recipe
Peanut Butter Banana Blondies
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed overripe banana (about 3 bananas)
- ½ cup unsalted butter, melted and cooled
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup granulated sugar
- 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter
- 2 ¼ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 2 cups chocolate chips or chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 and line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment paper or spray it with nonstick cooking spray.
- Mash the bananas in a large bowl. Add the melted butter and sugars and whisk to combine. Add the vanilla, eggs, and peanut butter and whisk. Add the flour and sprinkle the cinnamon, baking powder, and salt evenly over the flour. With a sturdy wooden spoon, stir the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients until just combined. Stir in the chocolate chips.
- Evenly spread the batter into the prepared pan. If desired, press more chocolate chips and chocolate chunks on top of the blondie batter. Bake for 25-35 minutes or until the edges are golden brown and set and the center still appears a little underbaked. The internal temperature should be 200-205. Cool banana blondies in the pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares and enjoy.
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas (lots of brown spots) for the sweetest flavor.
- Line your pan with parchment paper for easy removal and clean cuts.
- For clean slices, let blondies cool completely - they're extra gooey straight from the oven.
- Swap chocolate chips with chunks or peanut butter chips for even more peanut butter flavor.
Nina Symonds says
So gooey & delicious!!
Cara Lanz says
Hi, Nina! I'm so glad you enjoyed them. Thank you for the note :). Cara