Easy Banana Brownies

Ingredients

• 0.5 cups unsalted butter
• 0.67 cups semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 large egg
• 0.67 cups packed light brown sugar
• 1 small ripe banana , mashed
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoons salt
• 0.75 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square baking pan.

2. 2

   Melt butter in a saucepan over medium-low heat. Remove from the heat and stir in chocolate chips until melted. Set aside to cool for 5 minutes.

3. 3

   While the chocolate mixture is cooling, lightly beat egg in a medium bowl. Stir in brown sugar, mashed banana, vanilla, and salt until well combined.

4. 4

   Stir cooled melted chocolate mixture into banana mixture until well combined. Stir in flour until just incorporated. Spread batter into the prepared pan.

5. 5

   Bake in the preheated oven until the top is dry and the edges have started to pull away from the sides of the pan, about 30 minutes.

6. 6

   Let pan cool on a wire rack before cutting into 16 squares.