Chocolate Banana Brownies

You're going to love this recipe for Vegan Chocolate Banana Brownies! It's a super easy vegan recipe, that mixes up quickly with no faff, and always comes out fudgily delicious, thanks to the banana and loads of chocolate chips!

I first made this recipe a few years ago as a Spiced Christmas Chocolate Banana Brownie, so I've also included the optional Christmas Spices for you. This fudgy vegan brownies recipe is too good to hide away just for Christmas though! Whichever way you choose to make this chocolate banana brownie recipe it's going to become a firm favourite!

A tin chocolate banana brownies with a few squares taken out.

This simple fudgy chocolate banana brownie recipe is pretty great year 'round. It's the perfect way to use up overripe bananas and perfect for indulging your sweet tooth whilst remaining healthier than your standard brownie recipe. Best of all it's Dairy and Egg Free, but made without any hard-to find ingredients. With a rich chocolate flavor and hints of banana bread, you're going to want to make this recipe over and over!

If you want a more summery recipe, that's still indulgent and uses up some bananas, you might want to try out my awesome Strawberry & White Chocolate Banana Bread. It's super simple to make and comes out perfectly every time! Or alternatively if you're after a brownie recipe that doesn't have bananas, you can try my Christmas Mince Pie Brownies (you can leave out the fruit mince!)

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🍌Key Ingredients
👩‍🍳How-To
🍓 Variations and Substitutions
🥫Storage
🔪Equipment
❗Top Tip
❓FAQ
📖 Recipe
💬 Comments

🍌Key Ingredients

I think the best thing about this vegan brownie recipe is that is has simple ingredients that are easy to find.

Ingredients for vegan banana brownies laid out ready to use.

Plain or All Purpose Flour- ordinary plain flour, or you can choose oat flour, gluten free flour or whole wheat flour.
Bananas - just like with a banana bread, you can use up squishy bananas here! The banana binds the brownie in place of egg, adds natural sweetness plus keeps it fudgily delicious.
Brown Sugar- brown sugar has a richer, fudgier texture than white cane sugar. I like how it adds depth of flavour to the recipe, as well as adding to the excellent brownie-fudgy texture.
Good Quality Cocoa Powder- or cacao powder. The cocoa element in this brownie is quite high (hello healthy polyphenols!) so choose a good quality one. I like organic Green and Blacks cocoa powder for cooking, but use your favourite.)
Coffee/Espresso - a little hot espresso when mixed with the cacao or cocoa powder will 'bloom' the cocoa making it more intense and delicious.
Vegetable Oil- I like sunflower oil instead of fancier vegan butter as I find the texture turns out best.
Baking Powder- for a little lift.
Vanilla Extract- choose the best quality you can afford.
Dark Chocolate Chips- or chocolate chunks . I use a whole 100g of vegan chocolate chips in this recipe. As they melt into the bake, they add a glorious chocolatey richness. Lots of dark chocolate is naturally vegan, just check the package to ensure that it doesn't have any added milk.
Optional Christmas Spices- Add cinnamon, mixed spice, ginger and nutmeg for a lovely Christmassy vibe. Or leave them out. Or you could just add cinnamon if you like!

Close up of two chocolate banana brownies showing their fudgy insides.

👩‍🍳How-To

For the full Vegan Banana Chocolate Brownie recipe and all the instructions, please head to the recipe card below. Use these images as a helping hand for how the recipe should look as you cook along!.

First choose two soft bananas.

2. In a large bowl, roughly chop then mash the bananas until quite smooth and not lumpy.

Measure out the dry ingredients and mix the dry ingredients up

3. Measure the dry ingredients out (if you are using spices, add here) and mix to combine with the mashed banana.

4. Now add in the vegan milk, neutral oil and banana.

The bowl with the chocolate chips in the banana brownie batter.

Spread the batterout in a lined brownie tin. Bake for 25-30 minutes.

5. Mix together the batter very well, then add the chocolate chips and fold in.

6. Pour the banana brownie batter into a parchment paper lined square baking tin and bake. The brownies will take around half an hour in the oven. They are ready when you can poke a skewer in and it comes out clean (ish, there might be melted chocolate on it!)

🍓 Variations and Substitutions

My original recipe adds in lots of Christmas inspired spices to this simple recipe. But you can get creative with it;

White Chocolate: Add white chocolate chips for a fun contrast to the rich chocolate batter.
Nutty: Add your favourite nuts, up to 100 g of nuts will go well in the brownie batter. You could also add in a swirl of almond butter, sunflower seed butter or peanut butter.
Gluten Free- choose gluten free flour. I haven't tested this out yet, so will update when I have.
Other types of oil: choose coconut oil, or olive oil if you wish. These might alter the overall flavor of the brownies.
Different sugars: I like to sometimes use coconut sugar as a sugar alternative or maple syrup. Both can be a little expensive so don't use it every time.
Flax Egg- if you don't want banana brownies, you can sub the banana for a flax egg: I suggest 4 tablespoon of flax and 12 tablespoon of water mixed together.
This recipe is already naturally vegan, egg and dairy free!

🥫Storage

To store these delicious fudgy vegan banana brownies, put them in an airtight container. They should last for up to a week. You can also freeze these brownies in a freezer-proof container. Thaw and eat at room temperature, or gently heat in the microwave or oven for a yummy warm treat with vegan icecream.

🔪Equipment

You'll need a large mixing bowl to help mixing up these brownies as well as a square brownie pan- My favourite brownie tin is approx 24cm x 24cm (ish).

❗Top Tip

For the best fudgy brownies keep an eye on these in the oven and don't oer bake or they will be cakey and not brownie-like. Check on the brownies at about 25 minutes, and if they are starting to set and get a bit glossy on top, you can turn the oven off, then let them cool completely, and they should have the perfect texture.

❓FAQ

What kind of plant milk do you use in these brownies?

I like to use oat milk or soya milk, but you can use your favorite non-dairy milk.

How long will these banana chocolate brownies store for?

These brownies will keep for up to 3 days in an airtight container, for up to a week in the fridge (due to their banana content) and up to 3 months in the freezer. If you freeze them, defrost, then pop in the oven for 5 minutes to warm them up!

Can I use white sugar instead of brown sugar in this recipe?

Yes you can, it will be a little less rich, but perfectly fine.

Can you ice or frost these brownies?

Of course you can! Use your favourite frosting, or why not try this vegan chocolate ganache recipe?

Two banana chocolate brownies in the foreground, with the rest of the pan in the background.

If you like this Chocolate Banana Brownie recipe, you might want to try out my other brownie and Christmas recipes:

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