Gluten-Free Banana Bread Brownies (Only 4 Ingredients!)
These Gluten Free Banana Brownies are a great way to use up those spotty bananas that are sitting on your counter. This recipe is both vegan and gluten free, but you’d never know it. These brownies are fudgey, gooey and rich!

These chocolate banana bars are one of those easy, one-bowl recipes you’ll find yourself making on repeat. Made with ripe bananas, almond butter, and cacao powder, they bake into a soft, fudgy texture that feels like a brownie but is made with simple, pantry staples. It’s the perfect recipe to make when you have spotty bananas sitting on the counter and want something quick, chocolatey, and satisfying without overcomplicating it.
I love pairing these with a dollop of my homemade coconut whipped cream or an extra drizzle of almond butter on top for that creamy finish. If you’re already in a baking mood, this recipe also fits right in with other easy favorites like my date brownie bites or chocolate quinoa crisps—simple, feel-good desserts that come together fast and are perfect to keep on hand for the week.

How To Make
In a bowl, mix together spotty bananas, almond butter, cacao powder, coconut sugar and baking powder.


Then, fold in chocolate chips. Add batter to a prepared baking dish and bake.


Let cool before slicing and enjoying!

Tips And Tricks
- Use spotty over ripe bananas for best results. These are much sweeter than regular green bananas.
- Want to make these nut free? Use a seed butter or oat butter instead.
- Let brownies cool completely before slicing into.
How To Serve And Store
Serve these Flourless Banana Brownies once cool enough to handle. Enjoy warm or at room temperature. If you’re looking for a luscious dessert, try adding a scoop of vanilla ice cream or my Coconut Whipped Cream!
Store banana brownies in an airtight container on the counter and enjoy within 3-4 days. Or store in the fridge to extend the life to 7-10 days.

Other Recipes You May Like
- Chocolate Chip Banana Bread Coffee Cake
- Double Chocolate Banana Muffins
- Dairy Free Banana Muffins
- Gluten Free Zucchini Banana Bread
If you make these Gluten Free Banana Brownies, I would really appreciate a comment and rating down below, under the recipe card. Don’t forget to take a picture and tag me over on Instagram, Tiktok or Pinterest!
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Gluten-Free Banana Bread Brownies (Only 4 Ingredients!)
Ingredients
- 3 spotty bananas
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/3 cup cacao powdered
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips (+ more for topping)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375F and prepare an 9×6 or 8×8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a medium bowl, add in the spotty bananas and mash until there are little to no chunks left.
- Next, add in the almond butter, cacao powder, coconut sugar and baking powder. Mix well.
- Fold in the chocolate chips last then add batter to prepared dish.
- Spread evenly and top with more chocolate chips if desired.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Let cool completely before slicing into and enjoy!
Notes
- Use spotty over ripe bananas for best results. These are much sweeter than regular green bananas.
- Want to make these nut free? Use a seed butter or oat butter instead.
- Let brownies cool completely before slicing into.



Where’s the actual recipe?
Hi Liza, it’s on the recipe card at the bottom of the page : )
Can I sub almond butter for peanut butter?
These were fantastic. They definitely have a banana flavor but I expected that. I followed the recipe as is, throwing everything into a blender to make it easy. I did add a teaspoon of vanilla as well.
They froze just fine and thaw quickly for a premade treat on demand.
Thanks for the great recipe!
amazingggg! i’m so happy you loved them!
Super easy recipe! However, it was quite bitter and mine was very very flat. I also had to cook it about 20 minutes longer than the recipe called for just to make sure it wasn’t liquid. My toddler loved it though 🙂
Hi Alison! How strange that it took that much longer, did you use the same size pan by chance and did you change anything in the recipe? Also, the bitterness can be due to the type of chocolate chips that were used, plus you can also add in more sugar to sweeten them up. 1/4 cup is hardly any but it all depends on preference. happy your toddler loved them though so they didn’t go to waste 🙂
hello what else can i substitute to almond butter?
hi seah, any nut or seed butter such as peanut, cashew. tahini oat butter will work too. or you can do 2 eggs instead.
Enjoying now with fresh strawberries AND WILL be going to get ice cream to pair tomorrow! I am off social media and you popped up on Pinterest for me which is great bc I loved watching your tik toks!! I made the recipe slightly smaller with 2 bananas, I always never have 3!! Oh and I salted the top!!
ahh this is amazinggg! i’m so pleased to hear you’re enjoying it and i’m going to have to try with strawberries next!!
I tried this recipe and it’s awesome. Would recommend this.
amazing!!
So yummy! Loved this one
so happy to hear it!