Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Description
These banana bread bars with brown butter icing are flavorful, super moist, and topped with a creamy stovetop frosting for a sweet and simple treat.
Ingredients
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1 1/2 cups white sugar
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1 cup sour cream
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1/2 cup butter, softened
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2 large eggs
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1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas
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2 teaspoons vanilla extract
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2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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3/4 teaspoon salt
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1/2 cup chopped walnuts
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1/2 cup butter
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4 cups confectioners' sugar
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3 tablespoons milk
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1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Spread frosting over cooled banana cake. Cut into bars.