Chocolate Chip Banana Bars

Submitted by Theresa Thunderbird

"This is a great snack."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Yields: 6 Dozen Bars

ingredients

• 473.18 ml all-purpose flour
• 9.85 ml baking powder
• 2.46 ml salt
• 177.44 ml butter or 177.44 ml margarine, softened
• 158.51 ml sugar
• 158.51 ml packed brown sugar
• 4.92 ml vanilla
• 236.59 ml mashed ripe banana
• 1 egg
• 473.18 ml semisweet mini chocolate chips (12 oz pkg)
• siften powdered sugar

directions

1. Combine flour,baking powder and salt in a medium size bowl.
2. Beat butter,sugar,brown sugar and vanilla in a large mixer bowl until creamy.
3. Beat in Banana and egg.
4. Gradually beat into flour mixture.
5. Stir in chocolate chips.
6. Spread into greased 15x10 inch jelly roll pan.
7. Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 20-30 minutes.
8. or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
9. Cool completely in the pan.
10. Sprinkle with powdered sugar.
11. Cut into bars.

Reviews

[anna2402]

Turned out great. Kids love it. We cut the choc chips to 3/4 cup.

 

[KerfuffleUponWincle]

Very nice flavor, with a light tender crumb! After reading the reviews, I reduced the chocolate chip amount to 1 cup, and added 1 cup toasted and chopped walnuts. I baked the bars in a 15x10 (dark) jellyroll pan at 325F for 25 minutes. The bars cut easily. Made (Recipe #230645 #230645 by Karen67) for the Help a Naked Recipe Event in the Photo Forum, September 2012.

 

[tearfilled]

Excellent, a big hit!

 

[JFitz]

I have tried alot of banana bread/bar recipes and this is my favorite. I used 2 8x8 baking pans and followed the recipe exactly. My cooking time was a little longer but that is because of my oven. This recipe is a keeper. Thanks for a great recipe!

 

[Cindi-Marie-Bauer]

I made these bars using 2 large over riped bananas, but only using 1-1/2 cups of the miniature chocolate chips, plus I did add 1 tablespoon of ground cinnamon, (YES, I SAID 1 TABLESPOON OF CINNAMON) and then spreading the batter equally into 2-(8x8-inch) Teflon coated baking pans. I also topped each pan with a streusel topping, using the following ingredients: 1/4 cup of flour, 1/2 cup of sugar, 1/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, and 2 tablespoons of melted butter, and dividing the mixture in half and among both baking pans. I baked the bars for exactly 38 minutes. I liked the streusel topping on the bars, and thought this will be good to eat as a coffee cake for breakfast. I bet these bars would also taste good adding a peanut butter frosting to them. I also wanted to mention, that when making these bars in 2 (8x8-inch) baking pans, I ended up with 24 bars. Karen, thank you for posting this recipe, as it helped me decide what to make with 2 over riped bananas.