Banana Nut Blondies With Maple Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• BANANA BREAD BARS: Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease and flour 15 by 10 inch jelly roll pan. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts. if desired. Spread batter evenly into prepared pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. BROWN BUTTER FROSTING: Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately. (It turns quickly, so pay attention.) 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. OR VANILLA BEAN FROSTING: Mix butter and cream until smooth. Mix in vanilla. Beat in confectioner's sugar until frosting is of spreading consistency. Spread on cooled brownies.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking dish.
• In a large bowl, stir together the flour, sugar, artificial sweetener, baking powder and baking soda. In a separate bowl, stir together the butter, vanilla, milk, eggs and bananas; pour into the dry ingredients and mix well. Spread evenly in the prepared pan.
• Bake for 35 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Spray 9x13 pan with non-stick spray.
• 2. For the blondies: Beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla. Add flour and baking powder and mix until just combined. Stir in walnuts. Pour into prepared pan and bake 25-30 minutes or until wooden pick inserted comes out clean.
• 3. For the frosting: A few minutes before the blondies are done, start making the frosting. Place butter in a large saucepan. Melt butter over medium heat and bring to a boil, whisking, until the butter turns a golden brown color. Remove from heat immediately. Whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. You can add additional milk if frosting is too thick.
• 4. Pour and spread the warm frosting over the warm blondies. Allow to cool at least two hours before cutting and devouring.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease and flour a 9 x 9 inch baking dish. Set aside.
• In a mixing bowl combine the melted butter, brown sugar, egg, vanilla, bananas, and pecans.
• Then add in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Stir until combined. The batter will be thick. Spread into the prepared pan.
• Bake for about 35 minutes or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Cool completely.
• For the frosting, mix together the softened butter, powdered sugar, syrup, and vanilla. Mix until smooth and creamy. Spread over the cooled blondies. Sprinkle with chopped pecans.