Healthy Banana Brownies
If you’re a chocolate lover looking for a vegan treat that is packed with wholesome ingredients, you’ve come to the right place. These will become your favorite way to use up ripe bananas; move over banana bread.
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Servings: brownies
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups (215 g) almond flour = blanched ground almonds
- ⅓ cup (30 g) unsweetened cocoa powder
- 2 teaspoon baking powder
- pinch of salt
Wet Ingredients
- ¾ cup (7 oz) (200 g) mashed bananas ~2 medium bananas
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup (60 g) pure maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
Additional
- 2 handfuls of walnuts
You can find detailed step-by step-photos above the recipe card.
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F/ 180°C.
- Mash bananas with a fork or potato masher until creamy.¾ cup (7 oz) mashed bananas
- Add all of the dry ingredients to a large mixing bowl and whisk until well combined.2 cups almond flour, ⅓ cup unsweetened cocoa powder , 2 teaspoon baking powder, pinch of salt
- Fold in mashed banana and all of the other wet ingredients. Stir until just combined.1 teaspoon vanilla extract, ¼ cup pure maple syrup, 1 tablespoon natural peanut butter
- Fold in walnuts and other optional add-ins of choice (chocolate chips...).2 handfuls of walnuts
- Transfer the banana brownie batter to a small baking dish (mine was 9x6 inch/ 23x16cm) lined with parchment paper and bake for 25-30 minutes.
- Remove the cake tray from the oven and let the brownies sit in the tray for another 10 minutes. Then carefully transfer them to a cooling rack and let cool completely.
- Sprinkle with some sea salt (optional) and serve with a big mug of hot chocolate.
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Notes
- Sweetness: These banana brownies are lightly sweetened. For a sweeter version add 2-3 tablespoon of sugar (coconut sugar, brown sugar...). Do not use more maple syrup for additional sweetening (the brownie better will become too wet then).
- Ripe bananas will be soft and easy to mash. This contributes to the soft and gooey texture of the brownies.
- Measure out bananas and maple syrup correctly for the perfect texture.
Nutrition
Serving: 1. | Calories: 339kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 11g | Fat: 24g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 85mg | Potassium: 245mg | Fiber: 7g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 19IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 147mg | Iron: 2mg
All nutritional information is based on third-party calculations and should be considered estimates.
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