Name: Banana Nut Blondies
Yield: Makes one 8 by 8-inch pan
Ingredients: 8 Tbsp. (113 g) unsalted vegan stick butter, melted, or ½ cup (125 g) liquid coconut oil; ¾ cup (150 g) organic light brown sugar; ½ cup (125 g) mashed very ripe banana (about 1 banana); 1 tsp. vanilla extract; ½ tsp. fine sea salt; ¼ tsp. baking powder; ¼ tsp. baking soda; 1½ cups (190 g) all-purpose flour; ¾ cup (83 g) chopped toasted walnuts

Squares of banana walnut blondies stacked on top of one another.

Photo by Yossy Arefi

These banana nut blondies have all of the flavors of your favorite banana bread in a more compact form. They are just sweet enough, with lots of toasty walnuts inside and on top. Chocolate and banana are such good pals; these would be great with some chocolate chips, too. The recipe as written is vegan-friendly; feel free to use dairy butter if you don’t avoid dairy.

This recipe was excerpted from ‘Snacking Bakes' by Yossy Arefi. Buy the full book on Amazon.

What you’ll need

8-Inch Baking Pan
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Coconut Oil
$10 At Amazon
Organic Light Brown Sugar
$17 At Amazon
Fine Sea Salt (Pack of 2)
$18 At Amazon

Flavor Variation:

Chocolate banana nut blondies: Add up to 1 cup (170g) vegan chocolate chips when you add the nuts.

Recipe notes

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