Banana Bread Bars

Banana Bread Bars

Ingredients

• sour cream
• sugar
• butter
• eggs
• bananas
• vanilla extract
• plain flour
• bicarbonate of soda / baking soda
• salt
• chopped walnuts – optional

• butter
• icing mixture
• vanilla extract
• milk

Time to Make Some Banana Bread Bars!

In a large bowl, beat the butter, sugar, sour cream and eggs until light and creamy.

Blend in the mashed bananas and the vanilla extract.

Mix through the flour, bicarb soda, and salt. Mix well to combine.

Stir through the chopped walnuts, if using.

Spread the batter evenly into your prepared pan and bake until golden, about 25-30 minutes.

To make the icing, place the butter into a medium-sized saucepan and heat until melted and boiling. 

Boil until it turns a light brown colour, then remove from the heat.

Add the icing mixture, vanilla extract and milk and whisk together until smooth. It will be slightly thicker than a glaze, though still thinning than icing.

Spread this icing mixture over warm banana bread bars.

Place the slice in the fridge until it is cool, then slice into bars.

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Banana Bread Bars

These Banana Bread Bars are so moist and delicious, with an especially creamy brown butter icing.

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Prep Time 10 mins

Cook Time 25 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Course Slices, Snack, Snacks

Ingredients

  

Banana Bread Bars

• 1 1/2 cups sugar
• 300 ml sour cream
• 1/2 cup butter, softened
• 2 eggs
• 1 3/4 cup ripe bananas, mashed (I used 4)
• 2 tsp vanilla extract
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1 tsp bicarb soda
• 3/4 tsp salt
• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts, optional

Brown Butter Icing

• 1/2 cup butter
• 4 cups icing mixture
• 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 TBSP milk

Instructions

 

Banana Bread Bars

• Heat oven to 180˚C. Grease and flour a large lamington tray, about 15x10 inch.
• In a large bowl beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until creamy.
• Blend in the mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
• Add the flour, bicarb soda and salt and blend. Stir in walnuts.
• Spread batter evenly into pan.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden.

Brown Butter Icing

• In a saucepan, heat butter until boiling.
• Let it turn a delicate brown and remove from heat.
• Add icing mixture, vanilla essence and milk.
• Whisk together until smooth - thicker than a glaze but thinner than icing. Spread the icing over the warm bars.
• Refrigerate until cool and then slice into bars.

Keyword Banana, Slice, Slices

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