State Fair Ribbon Fudge Brownies

Move over boxed brownies! Fudgy brownies with a shiny, crackly crust and surprise ingredient - mashed banana - which adds just a hint of delicious flavor. These brownies won third place at the Minnesota 2009 state fair and they are easy to make!

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 40 mins
• Total Time: 55 mins
• Calories: 228 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon salt
• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup semisweet chocolate chips
• 1 cup packed light brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder
• 2 eggs, lightly beaten
• ¾ cup sifted all-purpose flour
• cooking spray
• ½ cup chopped toasted walnuts
• 6 tablespoons salted butter
• 5 ounces semisweet chocolate
• 1 ounce bittersweet chocolate
• ½ large banana, mashed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Spray the bottom of an 8x8-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray.

Step 2

Mix flour, cocoa, and 1/4 teaspoon plus a pinch of salt together in a bowl and set aside.

Step 3

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over low heat. Add semisweet and bittersweet chocolate to melted butter and stir until smooth. Remove from heat; set aside for 2 to 3 minutes.

Step 4

Meanwhile, mix brown sugar, eggs, and banana by hand until combined, about 1 minute. Add melted chocolate mixture to banana mixture and stir well, about 1 minute more. Mix flour mixture slowly into chocolate, stirring just enough to combine. Fold in walnuts and chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared pan.

Step 5

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with moist crumbs, 35 to 40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan on a wire rack for at least 2 hours before cutting.