Recipe Index

Ingredients

• 1½ cups sugar
• 1 cup sour cream
• ½ cup butter (softened)
• 2 eggs
• 3-4 ripe bananas, mashed (about 2 cups)
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¾ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup chopped walnuts, (optional)
• ½ cup butter
• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1½ teaspoons vanilla extract
• 3 tablespoons milk

Method

1. Heat the oven to 375 degrees Fahrenheit and grease and flour a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan.
2. Beat the sugar, sour cream, softened butter and eggs in a large bowl with an electric hand mixer until the mixture looks creamy.
3. Blend the mashed bananas and the first measure of vanilla extract into the creamy mixture.
4. Add the all-purpose flour, baking soda and salt, blend until incorporated, and stir in the chopped walnuts if you are using them.
5. Spread the banana batter evenly in the prepared pan and bake it for 20 to 25 minutes, until the top is golden brown.
6. Brown the remaining butter in a large saucepan over medium heat, letting it boil and then simmer until it takes on a delicate brown colour, and take it off the heat at once.
7. Whisk the powdered sugar, the second measure of vanilla extract and the milk into the brown butter until the frosting is smooth.
8. Spread the warm brown butter frosting over the warm banana bars and cut the slab once it is frosted.

Prep: 10 min · Cook: 25 min · Total: 35 min

Nutrition (per serving, where published)

Estimated from USDA FoodData Central ingredient data