Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

I found these on the Life's Simple Measures blog and the cake is the BEST banana bread that I've ever had. The cake is extremely dense and moist and the frosting is fantastic.

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Name: Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups sugar; 1 cup sour cream; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 Eggs; 3-4 ripe bananas, smashed; 2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional); 1/2 cup unsalted butter; 4 cups powdered sugar; 1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract; 3 tablespoons milk

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INGREDIENTS

BANANA BREAD BARS
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 Eggs
3-4 ripe bananas, smashed
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped ; (optional)
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk

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INSTRUCTIONS

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

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

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

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Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

BANANA BREAD BARS
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 Eggs
3-4 ripe bananas, smashed
2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped (optional)
 BROWN BUTTER FROSTING
1/2 cup unsalted butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
3 tablespoons milk

Heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 15x10 inch pan. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, cream cheese, butter and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. In another large bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt. Add to egg mixture in thirds and blend for one minute. Stir in walnuts.
Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. Cut into bars.
Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large sauce pan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). 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).

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Nutrition

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Serving Size: 1 Serving (72g)
Recipe Makes: 24 Servings

Calories: 187
Calories from Fat: 107 (57%)

Amt Per Serving		% DV

	Total Fat 11.9g	16 %
	Saturated Fat 6.2g	31 %
	Monounsaturated Fat 3g
	Polyunsanturated Fat 1.7g
Cholesterol 68.5mg		21 %
Sodium 3662.1mg		126 %
Potassium 111.6mg		3 %
Total Carbohydrate 17.5g		5 %
	Dietary Fiber 0.9g	4 %
	Sugars, other 16.6g
Protein 3.2g		5 %
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Calories per serving: 187

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