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

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

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.