Banana Bread Brownies

Dense, rich banana bread bars baked in a jelly-roll pan and topped with dreamy brown butter frosting. A crowd-pleasing dessert bar with optional walnuts.

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% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Step 1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour a 15 x 10-inch jelly roll pan.

Step 2

For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy.

Step 3

Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.

Step 4

Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Step 5

Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.

Step 6

Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting).

Step 7

Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).