banana bread brownies

Servings: 2 dozen large bars
Rating: 4
Difficulty: easy
Category: dessert
Prep: 10 minutes
Cook: 25 minutes
Total: 35 minutes

Ingredients:

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

Frosting:

  • 1/2 cup butter
  • 3 cups powdered sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 3 tablespoons milk

Directions:

  • Heat oven to 375°f
  • Grease a 13 x 9 inch pan

For the brownie:

  • In a large bowl beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy
  • Blend in bananas and vanilla extract add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute
  • Stir in walnuts
  • Spread batter evenly into pan
  • Bake 25 minutes or until golden brown
  • Cool slighty (warm but not hot) and frost with frosting

For frosting:

  • Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat
  • Watch carefully when it reaches a medium brown color turn off heat and remove from heat immediately
  • Pour in powdered sugar milk and vanilla
  • Whisk together until smooth.
  • Pour over the warm banana bread brownies immediatel and smooth with a spatula, butter knife or frosting spatula
  • Cool completely before cutting

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