Banana Brownies

Ingredients

• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
• 2 large eggs, room temperature
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 large banana mashed
• 3/4 cup unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup semisweet chocolate chips

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter an 8×8-inch metal pan. Line the pan with parchment paper.

2. 2

   In a medium bowl, sift the flour, salt, baking soda, and baking cocoa and set it aside.

3. 3

   Beat the eggs, sugar, vanilla extract, and mashed bananas with a handheld electric mixer fitted with the whisk attachment on medium-low for 1 minute. Using the mixer on low, slowly whisk in the butter.

4. 4

   Stir in the cocoa mixture using a spoon. The batter will be thick.

5. 5

   Stir in the chocolate chips. Spread the brownie batter in the prepared pan using an offset spatula.

6. 6

   Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out with a few moist crumbs and a few streaks of wet batter.