If you have a couple of ripe bananas sitting on the counter, these Banana Blondies with Brown Sugar Frosting are a delicious alternative to making another loaf of banana bread. They’re soft, moist, and chewy, with plenty of banana flavor and a rich brown sugar frosting on top.
The frosting is what really makes these blondies special. Brown sugar and butter are cooked together before powdered sugar is added, creating a sweet, almost caramel-like frosting that pairs perfectly with the banana blondies.
For the Banana Blondies:
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease or line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add mashed bananas: Stir in the mashed bananas until evenly incorporated into the mixture.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix batter: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it out evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the blondies are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the blondies to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before frosting.
Make the Brown Sugar Frosting
Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
Add the brown sugar and milk or cream. Stir until smooth, then bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
Remove from the heat and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. If the frosting becomes too thick to spread, add a small amount of milk until it reaches the desired consistency.
Spread the frosting over the completely cooled blondies.
Allow the frosting to set before slicing into squares.
Add the brown sugar and milk or cream. Stir until smooth, then bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
Remove from the heat and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. If the frosting becomes too thick to spread, add a small amount of milk until it reaches the desired consistency.
Spread the frosting over the completely cooled blondies.
Allow the frosting to set before slicing into squares.
BANANA BLONDIES WITH BROWN SUGAR FROSTING
Yield: 9 Servings
INGREDIENTS
For the Banana Blondies:
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease or line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add mashed bananas: Stir in the mashed bananas until evenly incorporated into the mixture.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix batter: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it out evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the blondies are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the blondies to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before frosting.
- 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
- 1 cup light brown sugar, packed
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas (about 2 medium bananas)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- Preheat the oven: Preheat your oven to 350°F. Grease or line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix wet ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the melted butter and brown sugar until well combined. Add the egg and vanilla extract, and mix until smooth.
- Add mashed bananas: Stir in the mashed bananas until evenly incorporated into the mixture.
- Combine dry ingredients: In a separate bowl, sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Mix batter: Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, stirring until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
- Bake: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan and spread it out evenly. Bake in the preheated oven for 25-30 minutes, or until the blondies are golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Cool: Allow the blondies to cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before frosting.
For the Brown Sugar Frosting:
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup unsalted butter
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- Melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat.
- Add the brown sugar and milk or cream. Stir until smooth, then bring the mixture to a gentle boil.
- Remove from the heat and allow it to cool for a few minutes.
- Gradually whisk in the powdered sugar and vanilla until smooth. If the frosting becomes too thick to spread, add a small amount of milk until it reaches the desired consistency.
- Spread the frosting over the completely cooled blondies.
- Allow the frosting to set before slicing into squares.