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These Banana Blondies are dense yet soft, moist, and full of sweet banana flavor. Topped with a creamy, caramely brown sugar frosting, they’re irresistible! #recipe #easy #dessert #sweet #banana #frosting #blondies #brownsugar #bakesale #potluck #best

Banana Blondies

These Banana Blondies are dense yet soft, moist, and full of sweet banana flavor. Topped with a creamy, caramely brown sugar frosting, they’re irresistible!



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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Servings 16

Equipment

  • 8 by 8-inch baking pan

Ingredients
  

For the Blondies:

  • ½ cup butter melted (4oz, 113g)
  • ¾ cups light brown sugar (5.6oz, 159g)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour (5oz, 142g)
  • ½ cup mashed banana 1 medium banana

For the Brown Sugar Frosting:

  • 4 tablespoons butter (2oz, 57g)
  • ½ cup light brown sugar (3.25oz, 92g)
  • 2 Tablespoons milk (1oz, 28g)
  • 1 cup confectioners' (icing) sugar (4oz, 113g)

Instructions
 

For the Banana Blondies:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Spray an 8 by 8-inch baking pan with nonstick baking spray. (See Note)
  • In a large mixing bowl, whisk melted butter and sugar until combined.
  • Add mashed banana, eggs, vanilla, and salt and whisk until incorporated.
  • Gently stir in flour until just combined.
  • Spread evenly in prepared pan.
  • Bake until center is set and the edges are golden. A toothpick inserted into the center should come out clean or with a crumb or two, but not raw batter. About 20 minutes.
  • Cool before frosting.

For the Brown Sugar Frosting:

  • In a medium saucepan melt butter. Add brown sugar and milk and stir until mixture comes to just a boil. Remove from heat, allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  • Whisk in confectioners' sugar until smooth.
  • Spread on top of blondies. Allow frosting to set before cutting into squares.
  • Makes 16 2-inch by 2-inch squares.

Notes

There are two different ways that I cut and serve Banana Blondies, depending on the occasion.
The easiest way is to cut the blondies into squares and serve right from the pan. This is also easiest for transporting and serving to a crowd. In this case, I would just spray the baking pan with nonstick baking spray.
Other times, I want perfectly cut bars. I bake the blondies in a removable-bottom springform pan for easy removal and cutting into squares. If you don’t have a removable bottom, line the pan with a piece of aluminum foil with overhanging edges to make it easy to lift the cake out of the pan before cutting into squares.
Recipe is easily doubled and baked in a 9-inch by 13-inch baking pan. Just increase the baking time by about 5-10 minutes.
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