Blondies Meet Banana Bread in This Rich, Chewy Dessert

Serves: 12 Save

Ingredients (14)

  • Cooking spray
  • 2 just-ripe bananas (about 11 ounces; 312 g), unpeeled
  • 12 tablespoons (6 ounces; 170 g) unsalted butter, softened 
  • 213 g packed light brown sugar (7 1/2 ounces; 1 cup)
  • 99 g granulated sugar (3 1/2 ounces; 1/2 cup)
  • 1 large egg
  • 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract
  • 255 g all-purpose flour (9 ounces; 2 cups)
  • 1 teaspoon Diamond Crystal kosher salt; for table salt, use half as much by volume or use the same weight
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground clove
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 5 ounces (142 g) bittersweet chocolate, 60% cacao, chopped (about 1 cup), divided
  • 2 teaspoons flaky sea salt (such as Maldon), optional

Directions

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