Banana Bread Bars PT40M https://img5.recipesrun.com/201907/2019/1024/6c/3/693303/300x200x90.jpg These Monkey Squares are soft and moist banana bread bars with browned butter icing. Think of the best banana bread made into easy to eat bars. This recipe is great for breakfast, brunch, desserts, and potlucks! 8 servings Ingredients: 3 tbsp. milk or half and half 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar 1/2 cup unsalted butter 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional) 3/4 tsp. salt 1 tsp. baking soda 2 cups flour 2 tsp. vanilla 4 ripe bananas, mashed 2 eggs 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened 1 cup sour cream 1 1/2 cups sugar

Banana Bread Bars

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( By Jennifer )

These Monkey Squares are soft and moist banana bread bars with browned butter icing. Think of the best banana bread made into easy to eat bars. This recipe is great for breakfast, brunch, desserts, and potlucks!

01 Information

Grade easy
Serving 8 servings
Prep Time 10 Mins
Cook Time 30 Mins
Total Time 40 Mins

02 Ingredients

Browned Butter Frosting
- 3 tbsp. milk or half and half
- 1 1/2 tsp. vanilla
- 3 3/4 cups powdered sugar
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter
Banana Bread Bars
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 2 cups flour
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 ripe bananas, mashed
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 1/2 cups sugar

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03 Method

Step 1

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour 10x15 jelly roll pan or line with parchment paper (for thicker bars use a 9x13 pan and bake for 10 minutes longer than directed). Beat first four ingredients until creamy.
Step 2

Blend in bananas and vanilla for one minute. Add dry ingredients and blend for one minute. Stir in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes until golden brown. Cool slightly until warm but not hot and frost with Browned Butter Frosting (recipe below).
Step 3

For the Browned Butter Frosting: Heat butter in a saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it is boiling and a delicate brown. Remove from the heat and immediately add the remaining ingredients.
Step 4

This should be thicker than a glaze and thinner than frosting. You can add milk to get it to the correct consistency. Using a spatula smooth over the top of the Monkey Squares immediately. The frosting will be easier to spread once it's on the warm bread.

04 Author

Jennifer

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Banana Bread Bars

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