Description
Moist Banana Bread Brownies topped with a rich brown butter frosting. Perfect for dessert, gatherings, and snacks.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 2 large eggs
- 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)
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter for frosting
- 4 cups powdered sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F and prepare a 9×13-inch baking dish
- Cream sugar, sour cream, and butter until fluffy
- Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla
- Whisk flour, baking soda, and salt separately
- Mix dry ingredients into wet ingredients
- Fold in walnuts if using
- Spread batter into prepared pan
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes
- Cool completely
- Brown butter for frosting
- Whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla, and milk
- Spread frosting over cooled brownies
- Slice and serve
Notes
- Use very ripe bananas for best flavor
- Do not overmix the batter
- Allow brownies to cool before frosting
- Store in an airtight container
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 420
- Sugar: 42
- Sodium: 220
- Fat: 18
- Saturated Fat: 10
- Unsaturated Fat: 6
- Trans Fat: 0
- Carbohydrates: 61
- Fiber: 2
- Protein: 4
- Cholesterol: 58