Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 25 minutes
Total Time: 35 minutes
Yield: 2 dozen large bars
Category: Dessert
Ingredients:
For Brownies:
- 2 eggs
- 3 bananas, mashed
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
For Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions:
For the Brownies:
- Preheat the Oven:
- Heat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
- Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
- Prepare the Brownie Batter:
- In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, softened butter, and eggs until the mixture becomes creamy.
- Blend in the mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
- Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute.
- Stir in the chopped walnuts.
- Bake the Brownies:
- Spread the brownie batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes or until the brownies are golden brown.
- Cool and Frost:
- Allow the brownies to cool slightly, so they are warm but not hot.
- Frost the brownies with the prepared frosting.
For the Frosting:
- Prepare the Frosting:
- Heat the butter in a large saucepan over medium heat.
- Watch carefully until it reaches a medium brown color, then turn off the heat.
- Whisk in the powdered sugar one cup at a time, adding milk as needed to reach the desired thickness.
- Add vanilla extract.
- Frost the Brownies:
- Pour the prepared frosting over the warm banana bread brownies immediately.
- Smooth the frosting over the brownies using a spatula, butter knife, or frosting spatula.
- Cool and Serve:
- Allow the banana bread brownies to cool completely before cutting into bars.
Enjoy your delectable Banana Bread Brownies with brown butter frosting