Banana Bread Brownies

Banana Bread Brownies These are moist and a twist on traditional brownies.  And, a great way to use up over ripe bananas!  Note:  I used a 9X13 pan for the ones in the photo for more of a cake result.

Ingredients:

2 eggs

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. butter, softened

1-1/2 c. sugar

1-3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped walnuts or sliced almonds(optional) Brown Butter

Frosting: 

1/2 c. butter

4 c. powdered sugar

1-1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 tbsp. milk .

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350-375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
2. 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 (I sprinkled sliced almonds on the frosting instead).
3. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
4. 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.
5.  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). I make the frosting when I pull the bars out of the oven. Enjoy!