Banana Bread Brownies

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:

  1. Preheat the Oven:
    • Heat your oven to 375°F (190°C).
    • Grease a 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
  2. 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.
  3. Bake the Brownies:
    • Spread the brownie batter evenly into the prepared baking pan.
    • Bake for 25 minutes or until the brownies are golden brown.
  4. 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:

  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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

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