Peanut Butter Brownies

Ingredients

• 2 medium-largeripe bananas
• 1 cupsmooth peanut butter or almond butter
• 0.5 cupflour
• 1 largeegg
• 0.333 cuphoney or maple syrup
• 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
• 0.25 cupunsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoonbaking soda
• 0.5 cupdark chocolate chips, plus more for topping
• flaky sea salt, optional
• 1 dashNutmeg

Directions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or lightly grease it with cooking spray.

2. 2

   Place the ripe bananas in a large mixing bowl and mash until mostly smooth.

3. 3

   Add the peanut butter, honey or maple syrup, egg, and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth and fully combined.

4. 4

   In a separate bowl, combine the flour, nutmeg, unsweetened cocoa powder, and baking soda. Whisk together.

5. 5

   Add the dry ingredients to the banana mixture. Stir just until combined and no dry streaks remain.

6. 6

   Gently fold in the dark chocolate chips, then spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips over the top.

7. 7

   Bake for 21 to 24 minutes, or until the center is set and a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out with a few moist crumbs.

8. 8

   Sprinkle with flaky sea salt or powdered sugar, if desired.

Notes