Monkey Bars Banana Bars With Browned Butter Frosting Recipes

BANANA MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray the bottom only of a 13 x 9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl beat cake mix, oil and egg until well blended and crumbly.
• Stir in nuts.
• Set aside 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
• Firmly press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine condensed milk and mashed banana; pour evenly over crust.
• Top with butterscotch chips and coconut; press down firmly.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 25-28 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into bars.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
• Beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. Cool.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. Spread frosting over cooled banana bars.

MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Lightly grease a 9-inch square pan.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together flour, baking soda, salt and nutmeg.
• In the bowl of a food processor, blend bananas until smooth. Add in melted butter, eggs, sugar and vanilla and whizz until smooth and well-combined. Pour banana mixture into flour mixture and stir until just combined. Fold in chocolate chips.
• Pour batter into prepared pan (it will be a thin layer).
• Bake at 350F for 20-25 minutes, until a tester comes out dry.
• Cool completely before slicing.