Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

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.

Preparation Time
15 mins
Cooking Time
30 mins
Total Time
45 mins
Calories
583 Calories

Recipe Instructions

Step 1
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
Step 2
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.
Step 3
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.
Step 4
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.
Step 5
Spread frosting over cooled banana cake. Cut into bars.
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • 3 tablespoons milk
  • 4 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 0.5 cup butter
  • 0.5 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 0.5 cup butter, softened
  • 0.75 teaspoon salt
  • 1.5 cups white sugar
  • 1.75 cups mashed ripe bananas

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