Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

 

Have you ever tried something so delicious you can barely stand it This is one of those recipes. When you make this Recipe you’ll feel like you’ve died and gone to heaven.

Ingredients:

Bars:

1 1/2 cups white sugar

1 cup sour cream

1/2 cup butter, softened

2 eggs

1 3/4 cups mashed ripe bananas

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

3/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Frosting:

1/2 cup butter

4 cups confectioners’ sugar

3 tablespoons milk

1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15×10-inch jelly roll pan.

Beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. Spread batter in prepared pan.

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. Cool.

Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.

Whisk confectioners’ sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. Spread frosting over cooled banana bars.