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Banana Blondies

Teresa Ambra
These delectable Banana Blondies have a rich, decadent Browned Butter Icing to die for! Great for holiday entertaining, parties, potlucks or any family get-together. Prepare to be wowed! These spectacular cookies will have you swooning!
4.43 from 21 votes
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 40 minutes
Total Time 1 hour 10 minutes
Course Cookies, Brownies and Bars, Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 24
Calories 297 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 9x13" glass baking dish
  • 1 large sauce pan
  • 1 whisk
  • 1 electric mixer
  • 1 large mixing bowl
  • 1 wooden spoon
  • measuring cups
  • measuring spoons
  • 1 spatula

Ingredients
  

BLONDIES:

  • 2 cups UNBLEACHED all-purpose flour bleached flour toughens baked goods
  • 2 cups brown sugar packed
  • 2 large eggs
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter melted (and browned, if desired), (one cup)
  • 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
  • 1 cup ripe bananas mashed with a fork
  • 1/2 tsp. salt

BROWNIED BUTTER ICING:

  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter (1 stick)
  • 1 cup light brown sugar packed
  • 2 cups powdered sugar
  • 4 tbsp. 2% milk or half-and-half

Instructions
 

BLONDIES:

  • To brown butter, place in saucepan over medium heat and bring to a boil.
  • Boil, stirring constantly until lightly browned.
  • This may take five or ten minutes.
  • Place browned butter in a mixing bowl.
  • Add brown sugar and mix thoroughly.
  • If the mixture has not cooled sufficiently, wait a few minutes before adding egg, vanilla and salt.
  • (So the egg doesn’t scramble!).
  • Mix again until thoroughly mixed.
  • Stir in flour and bananas and mix until combined.
  • Pour mixture into a greased 9x13” glass baking dish.
  • Bake at 350° for about 40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
  • Allow blondies to cool completely before icing with browned sugar icing.

BROWNED BUTTER ICING:

  • Melt butter over medium heat in medium-sized saucepan.
  • Add brown sugar and half-and-half and bring to a boil.
  • Remove from heat.
  • Cool icing 5 minutes.
  • Add powdered sugar and whisk until smooth.
  • Spread over cooled blondies.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Cookies and Cups.
 
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Nutrition

Calories: 297kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 2gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 7gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0.5gCholesterol: 46mgSodium: 57mgPotassium: 84mgFiber: 0.4gSugar: 37gVitamin A: 383IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 1mg
Keyword bananas, brownie, cookie, dessert
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