Banana Bread Brownies

Ingredients

Bars

• 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Brown Butter Frosting

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups confectioners' sugar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk

Instructions

1. Heat oven to 375 degrees F. Grease and flour a 15 x 10 inch jellyroll pan.

Bars

1. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until creamy.
2. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract.
3. Add flour, baking soda and salt and blend for 1 minute.
4. Stir in walnuts.
5. Spread batter evenly into pan.
6. Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Brown Butter Frosting

1. Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
2. Add confectioners' sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting).
3. Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).

Attribution

Photo credit: 76799278@N02 / CC BY