Description
These naturally sweetened banana blondies are soft, chewy, and bursting with banana flavor! Made without refined sugar, they’re a healthy, guilt-free dessert perfect for any time of day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 large ripe bananas (the spottier, the better – for natural sweetness)
- ½ cup unsweetened applesauce (adds moisture and body)
- ⅓ cup almond butter (or any natural nut or seed butter)
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup oat flour (gluten-free if needed)
- ¼ cup almond flour (adds richness; substitute with more oat flour if nut-free)
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- Pinch of salt
- Optional: ¼ cup sugar-free vegan chocolate chips or chopped walnuts
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 175°C (350°F) and prepare an 8×8 baking dish with parchment or grease.
Mash ripe bananas until smooth in a large mixing bowl.
Stir in applesauce, almond butter, and vanilla to form a silky batter.
Add dry ingredients—oat flour, almond flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt—mix gently.
Fold in extras like chocolate chips or nuts if desired.
Bake for 20–25 minutes, until golden and a toothpick comes out mostly clean.
Cool and slice into 9 squares after resting in the pan for 10 minutes.
Notes
- Best Bananas: Use overripe bananas with brown spots for natural sweetness and a moist texture.
- Flour Options: Swap almond flour for oat flour for a nut-free version.
- Extra Moistness: Adding 1-2 tablespoons of Greek yogurt makes the blondies even softer.
- Dairy-Free Option: Use coconut oil instead of butter and dairy-free chocolate chips if adding chocolate.
- Storage: Keep in an airtight container at room temperature for 2 days or refrigerate for up to a week. They also freeze well for up to 3 months.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 blondie
- Calories: ~150 kcal
- Sugar: ~7g
- Sodium: ~90mg
- Fat: ~8g
- Saturated Fat: ~0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: ~6.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: ~18g
- Fiber: ~2g
- Protein: ~3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg (vegan)