Here’s a soft, rich mashup of banana bread and fudgy brownies—moist, slightly dense, and perfect with a light glaze on top.
🍌 Banana Bread Brownies
🧾 Ingredients
For the brownies:
- 2 ripe bananas (mashed well)
- ½ cup butter (melted)
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1½ cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ cup sour cream (or yogurt)
Optional add-ins:
- ½ cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts or pecans
👩🍳 Instructions
- Preheat oven
180°C (350°F). Grease or line a square baking pan (8×8 or 9×9 inch). - Mix wet ingredients
In a bowl, whisk mashed bananas, melted butter, sugar, eggs, and vanilla until smooth. - Add dry ingredients
Stir in flour, baking powder, and salt. Mix gently—don’t overmix. - Fold in sour cream
This makes them extra moist and soft. - Add extras (optional)
Fold in chocolate chips or nuts. - Bake
Pour batter into pan and bake for 25–30 minutes, until a toothpick comes out mostly clean. - Cool & slice
Let cool before cutting into squares.
🍯 Optional Brown Butter Glaze (highly recommended)
- ¼ cup butter
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1–2 tbsp milk
Steps:
- Melt butter in a pan until it turns golden and smells nutty (brown butter).
- Remove from heat, whisk in sugar, vanilla, and milk.
- Pour over slightly warm brownies.
🔥 Tips
- Use very ripe bananas (the darker, the better)
- Don’t overbake—they should stay soft and slightly dense
- Chill for 30 minutes if you want cleaner cuts
If you want, I can tweak this into a more fudgy (closer to real brownies) or a healthier version with less sugar and no butter.
