Double Chocolate Banana Granola Bars

By Sarah On January 22, 2015 | Updated: March 4, 2026

These soft and chewy chocolate banana granola bars are packed with tons of banana flavor and a double dose of chocolate. Ideal for make-ahead breakfasts and they freeze great as well!

This is one stack of granola bars you won’t mind being on your breakfast agenda all week! Something about banana + double chocolate will just do it every time.

Talk about a cup of morning coffee’s best sidekick that makes me almost instantly crave another.

It’s no secret I love a good granola bar around here and that’s why I love to have a variety on my breakfast rotation! This banana chocolate version is perfect for when you have extra ripe bananas on the counter and just need a little extra breakfast indulgence.

These Granola Bars Feature…

A super soft and chewy texture
Semisweet chocolate chips and cocoa powder packed inside
Sweet banana flavor

Making the Granola Bars

(scroll down to the bottom of the post for the full recipe)

Ingredients You Will Need

Bananas
Honey
Peanut butter
Coconut oil
Vanilla extract
Oats
Cocoa powder
Flaxseed
Chia seeds
Kosher salt
Semisweet chocolate chips

Choosing Your Oats

These bars work best with quick-cooking oats because the fine texture eliminates the need for flour and produces a soft and chewy bar texture.

If you don’t have quick-cooking oats on hand, you can easily make them yourself. Pulse old-fashioned oats in a food processor several times until oats are partially-chopped.

Tips for Perfect Granola Bars

Use ripe bananas – choose bananas that are spotted all over for the best flavor and texture.
Bake bars in a 9-inch square baking dish – I found that this size yields the perfect thickness for the bars.
Use parchment paper in pan – this will make it easy to remove the bars from the pan for cutting.
Bake bars until firm – test the bars for doneness by touching the center. They are done when the texture is firm to the touch.
Cool bars completely before cutting – make sure you wait for the bars to cool otherwise they will crumble apart during cutting.

Recipe Variations

Try these ideas for a different twist on these bars.

Use another chocolate – try using dark chocolate chips in place of the semisweet.
Add nuts – fold 1/4 cup finely-chopped toasted pecans, peanuts, or walnuts into the dough.
Top bars – try a drizzle of melted dark or semisweet chocolate, white chocolate, or a powdered sugar glaze.

Storing and Freezing Bars

These bars store well in an airtight container at room temperature up to 4 days. You can enjoy them at room temperature or reheat 10-15 seconds in microwave for serving.

To freeze bars, allow to cool completely, store bars in a freezer-safe container, and freeze up to 2 months. Thaw bars at room temperature and serve within 4 days.

Make no mistake, you WILL eat more than you intended of these bars! It’s the ripe mashed bananas that help them bake up so incredibly soft and tender and obviously, we’re winning since they’re stuffed to capacity with all the chocolate.

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