This banana bread bars with brown butter frosting recipe is so incredible you will want to eat the whole pan. It is moist and full of flavor. These bars are absolutely delicious! You will love them!
This Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting Recipe is so incredible you will want to eat the whole pan. The banana bread bars are moist and full of flavor and the brown butter frosting is absolutely delicious. Your family and friends will love you for baking this tasty dessert!
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting
I wish I could take credit for this banana bread bars with brown butter frosting recipe, but I can’t. It is absolutely BRILLIANT. When Pinterest first came out, I found this recipe from Life’s Simple Measures. This was one of the very first recipes I tried from Pinterest and I LOVED it.
The banana bread bars are moist, dense, and full of delicious banana flavor. That frosting though….. The frosting is what seals the deal. The brown butter frosting is rich, buttery, sweet, and creamy. I could eat it for days if my waistline would let me. It is freakin’ AWESOME!!! (Like lick the bowl good.)
I really can’t help myself from eating bar after bar when I make a batch. I purposely make these when I am bringing a dessert for a big group. That way I can only steal one or two. My friends are always asking for the recipe so I thought I better get this recipe up to share. Maybe one of them will make a batch for me? Yes?
I hope you love these banana bread bars with brown butter frosting as much as I do. If you like this recipe, check out: Bourbon Brown Sugar Fudge, The Best Coconut Cream Poke Cake, Easy Chocolate Cherry Sheet Cake, and Chocolate Eclair Cake.
Here is the deal… I have a love/ hate relationship with desserts. I love them. They love me back on my waist and thighs…. I try to break up with their calories and like a bad boyfriend, and they just cling on forever….. Therefore, I am choosy with my desserts… If I write a post about dessert, it is good… real good. I know at the end of the day that one darn dessert I am making is going to take me a week or more to burn off. So enjoy! This is a good dessert! You are welcome. xoxo
Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup sugar
- 1 cup sour cream
- 2 eggs
- 1/2 cup softened butter
- 4 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 3/4 tsp salt
- For Frosting:
- 1/2 cup butter
- 4 cups powder sugar
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 3 tbs whole milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Flour and grease a 9x13 baking dish.
- In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, eggs, and butter until creamy.
- Blend in bananas and vanilla.
- Add flour, baking soda, and salt. Mix until completely blended.
- Spread into pan and bake for 25 to 28 minutes or until golden brown. (Be careful not to overcook. You don't want to dry them out. They will continue to bake as they rest in the pan.)
- In the last 10 minutes of baking, make the frosting.
- Heat butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat until boiling.
- Watch carefully and stir the butter to prevent it from scorching. Once the butter turns a toasty brown color, remove from heat immediately.
- Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until smooth. It should be thicker than a glaze but a little thinner than a frosting.
- Spread on Banana Bread while the bread is still warm.
- Allow to completely cool before serving. Cut into bars.
Nutrition- Nutrition info is based on estimation only.
Vivian says
The Brown Butter Frosting is totally awesome. I made only 1/2 of the recipe and instead of using 2 cups after cutting the recipe in half I only used 1 cup of powdered sugar and added a couple drops of almond extract in addition to the vanilla. I also grounded up some pecan nuts and after frosting my banana bread muffin I dipped it into the nuts. It tasted like caramel frosting. This is definitely my go to frosting. Thanks.
Katie says
Thank you for sharing! I am so glad you liked them. The brown butter banana bars are one of my favorite desserts!
Donna Ellison says
October 16,2018
I made this recipe today and it is awesome! Thank you so much.
Jenni LeBaron says
These look great! I love anything that has browned butter in it. It adds to the flavor in such a spectacular way!
Jessica Robinson says
We love banana bread in our household, so your banana bread bars with a brown butter frosting sound heavenly! Cannot wait to try them!
Kim Hardesty says
These sound GREAT, Katie. My grandmother passed down a cookie with a browned butter icing. It’s one of my favorite recipes. I’m sure this will be a favorite of my kids, too. Thank you for sharing!