Banana Bread Brownies Recipes

BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat your oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, so that two opposite sides overhang like handles, then coat the paper with nonstick spray. Set aside. Spread the walnuts on an ungreased, rimmed baking sheet. Toast in the oven until fragrant and crisp, about 8 to 10 minutes, tossing once halfway through. Transfer to a cutting board and roughly chop.
• In a large mixing bowl, mash your banana (double check to make sure you have 1 cup).
• Brown the butter: Heat the butter in a small/medium light-colored saucepan over medium-low. This will take several minutes. Continue to heat until butter melts completely, foams and crackles, turns clear golden (the crackling will stop), then turns toasty brown, swirling the pan periodically. This entire process will take 3 to 5 minutes, depending upon your pan. Once the butter begins to smell lightly nutty, whisk it frequently, scraping up any browned bits from bottom. Watch the pan carefully in the last few minutes to ensure that the butter does not burn. As soon as the bits of butter in the bottom of the pan turn the color of a pecan, remove the butter from the heat and pour it immediately into the bowl with the banana to prevent the butter from burning, along with any toasted bits that are at the bottom. If you'll be making the brown butter frosting, keep the pan handy.
• To the banana mixture, add the honey and brown sugar and whisk until smooth. At this point, the mixture should be cooled to lukewarm, but if it's not, let it rest for a few minutes (or pop it into the fridge to cool it more quickly). Whisk in the egg and vanilla.
• In a small mixing bowl, stir together the all-purpose flour, white whole wheat flour, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add to the banana mixture. With a rubber spatula, gently and slowly fold just until the flour disappears. The batter will look lumpy. Fold in the walnuts.
• Scrape the batter into prepared pan and smooth the top with spatula. Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, until lightly browned at the edges and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Place the pan on a wire rack. Let cool in the pan completely if you will be frosting them. If not, wait at least 10 minutes before you lift the brownies from the pan using the parchment and cut them into squares. If they're cool, the squares will be tidy; if they're still warm, they'll be messy. No one will mind.
• To make the frosting: brown the butter in the same sauce pan you used previously (unless it is super tiny, in which case, switch to a larger one), following the directions in step 3 above (if there are any burned bits of butter on the pan, wash them out first. If your pan is relatively clean, no need to wash in between). As soon as the butter is browned, remove the pan from the heat. Immediately, begin to stir in the powdered sugar with a rubber spatula or whisk, 1/4 cup at a time. If at any point it becomes too thick to whisk (likely by the fourth or fifth addition of powdered sugar), switch to a rubber spatula and add 1 tablespoon of the cream, then continue adding the powdered sugar, until the frosting is thick but spreadable. Stir in the vanilla extract. If needed, continue adding cream, 1 to 2 teaspoons at a time, until the frosting reaches your desired consistency (the butter might look like it's separating but just keep stirring. As long as you combine everything well, it will all cool together beautifully as the bars sit). Frost the cooled bars. Slice and enjoy!

BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and grease a 9x13 inch pan with non-stick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl, cream together the sugar and butter. Beat in the sour cream and eggs, bananas and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour, baking soda, salt, and mix just until moistened. Stir in walnuts, if using.
• Spread batter evenly into prepared pan and bake for 23-28 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, or with few crumbs. Make frosting while the bars bake.

BANANA NUT BROWNIES

Steps:

• In a bowl, combine butter, sugar and cocoa. Stir in eggs, milk and vanilla. Blend in flour, baking powder and salt. Stir in bananas and nuts. , Pour into a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Bake at 350° for 40-45 minutes or until brownies test done. Cool on a wire rack. Just before serving, dust with confectioners' sugar if desired.

BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• For the brownies: Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9-by-13-inch glass baking dish with aluminum foil so that 2 inches hang over each end.
• Whisk the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder and salt together in a small bowl. Bring the butter, brown sugar and 1/2 cup water to a simmer in a saucepan, then turn off the heat. Whisk in the unsweetened chocolate, then let cool slightly. Whisk in the eggs and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture. Set aside while you make the banana bread.
• For the banana bread: Whisk the flour, granulated sugar, baking soda, cinnamon and salt together in a medium bowl. Beat the egg in a large bowl. Add the bananas to the egg and mix to combine well. Stir in the sour cream, melted butter and vanilla. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined.
• Use a medium ice cream scoop to dollop about half of the banana bread batter in the prepared baking dish. Spoon or pour the brownie batter around the banana bread batter (it will cover it partially). Scoop the remaining banana bread batter over the top, making sure some brownie batter still shows through. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool in the baking dish on a rack, about 1 hour.
• Lift the brownies out of the pan using the foil overhang, but leave in the foil.
• For the topping: Combine the butter and chocolate in a small heatproof glass bowl. Microwave in 30-second intervals, stirring in between each, until melted. Sift the confectioners' sugar into a medium bowl. Whisk in the melted chocolate and the boiling water to make a smooth glaze, adding a little more water if it is too thick to drizzle. Drizzle the glaze over the top of the brownies with a spoon. Sprinkle the walnuts all over. Let the glaze set, about 30 minutes. Cut into squares and serve.

BANANA BREAD BROWNIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375°F Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, 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 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
• Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). 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).