Banana Walnut Chocolate Chip Bars that can be made in the usual non-vegan way, or made vegan by using vegan chocolate chips and a mixture of flax and watear in place of egg.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 25 minutesminutes
Total Time 35 minutesminutes
Servings 12
Author Cookie Madness
Ingredients
¾cupall purpose unbleached flour or white whole wheat
½teaspoonsaltuse ¼ if using salted vegan spread
¼teaspoonbaking soda
4tablespoonsunsalted buttersoftened, or vegan spread
½cuplight brown sugarfirmly packed
1large egg or 1 tablespoon ground flax mixed with 3 tablespoons hot water**
1 ½ripe bananasmashed or pureed (a little over ¾ cup)
1teaspoonvanilla extract
¾cupquick cooking oats or old fashioned oats buzzed in processor
¼cupsemi-sweet chocolate chips or chopped vegan approved chocolate
⅓cuptoasted walnut pieces
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8 inch square pan with non-stick foil or parchment.
Mix together flour, salt and baking soda.
In a mixing bowl, beat together butter and brown sugar. Beat in egg (or flax), bananas and vanilla.
Add flour mixture to banana mixture and stir until absorbed, then stir in oats, chocolate chips and walnuts. Spread batter in the pan and bake for 25 minutes or until set. Set pan on a rack to cool, then lift from pan and cut into 16 squares or 12 bars.