Healthy Banana Brownies

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These Healthy Banana Brownies are fudgy vegan brownies made with just 3 ingredients: banana, cocoa powder, and peanut butter. They are gluten-free, flourless brownies you can make in less than 30 minutes for a quick and healthy dessert.

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Prep Time10

Cook Time25

cool down15

Total Time50

Servings: squares

Calories: 140.9kcal

Author: Carine Claudepierre

Ingredients

3 large Ripe Banana (note 1)
4 tablespoons Unsweetened Cocoa Powder (note 2)
½ cup Peanut Butter (Unsalted) (note 3)

Optional - for a boost of sweeteness

½ cup Dairy-Free Dark Chocolate Chips (note 4)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line a 6-inch brownie pan with parchment paper and grease it with cooking oil. Set aside.
In a large mixing bowl, mash the banana into a smooth puree,
Stir in peanut butter and cocoa powder with a silicone spatula until it looks like a brownie batter. It's fine if you see bits and pieces of bananas as long as the batter is not dry. If too dry, it means you used smaller bananas or your nut butter is dry and not oily. Add more mashed banana to fix the batter or a splash of almond milk.
Stir in chocolate chips until if used.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish and sprinkle extra chocolate chips on top if you like.
Bake the brownies for 25-30 minutes in the oven at 350°F (180°C) until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with only a little crumb on it.
Cool down on a cooling rack for 20 minutes before serving.

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Notes

Note 1: you need 1 1/2 cup mashed bananas. The darker the bananas, the sweeter the brownies. If your bananas are yellow, not ripe, add the chocolate chips for a boost of sweetness.

Note 2: You can use sweetened cocoa powder to boost the sweetness of the brownies if you are using yellow bananas.

Note 3: Almond butter or sunflower seed butter works as well.

Note 4: or chopped walnuts.

Storage: Store the brownies in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.

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