Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

These banana bread bars with brown butter icing are moist and flavorful.

Prep Time:

15 mins

Cook Time:

30 mins

Total Time:

45 mins

Servings:

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Ingredients

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Original recipe (1X) yields 12 servings

Bars:

1 ½ cups white sugar
1 cup sour cream
½ cup butter, softened
2 large eggs
1 ¾ cups mashed ripe bananas
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¾ teaspoon salt
½ cup chopped walnuts (Optional)

Frosting:

½ cup butter
4 cups confectioners' sugar
3 tablespoons milk
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
Make bars: Beat together white sugar, sour cream, softened butter, and eggs in a large bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in mashed bananas and vanilla. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts until evenly incorporated. Spread in the prepared pan.
Bake in the preheated oven until golden and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, about 27 minutes. Place on a wire rack to cool lcompletely.
Make frosting: Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat. Whisk in confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla until smooth.
Spread frosting over cooled banana cake. Cut into bars.

Nutrition Facts (per serving)

583	Calories
24g	Fat
90g	Carbs
5g	Protein

Nutrition Facts
Servings Per Recipe 12
Calories 583
% Daily Value *
Total Fat 24g	31%
Saturated Fat 13g	65%
Cholesterol 80mg	27%
Sodium 384mg	17%
Total Carbohydrate 90g	33%
Dietary Fiber 2g	6%
Total Sugars 69g
Protein 5g	10%
Vitamin C 3mg	3%
Calcium 46mg	4%
Iron 1mg	8%
Potassium 214mg	5%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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