Banana Cashew Bars With Browned Butter Frosting Recipes

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray. In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, bananas, 1/3 cup butter and the eggs until blended. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt until combined. Stir in cashews; spread batter in pan. Bake 22 to 26 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 40 minutes.
• In 2-quart saucepan, heat 1/2 cup butter over medium heat, stirring constantly, until golden brown; remove from heat. Using spoon, gradually beat in powdered sugar. Stir in vanilla and the milk, 1 tablespoon at a time, until frosting is smooth and desired spreading consistency. Immediately spread over cooled bars. Score into 6 rows by 4 rows, making shallow cuts in frosting. Top center of each bar with cashew half, pressing in lightly. Cut bars on scored lines.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-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.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10×15 jelly roll pan. Beat first four ingredients until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla until incorporated. Add dry ingredients and blend one minute. Sitr in nuts and spread in pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes -until light brown and center springs back to the touch (don't over bake). Cool and frost with Browned Butter Frosting.
• For the frosting: 1/2 cup butter.
• 2 cups powdered sugar.
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla.
• 3 tablespoons milk.
• Heat butter in saucepan over medium heat past the melting point until it boils and turns a delicate brown.Remove from the heat and immediately wisk in the remaining ingredients. This should make a thick glaze. Using a spatula smooth over the top of the Monkey Bars immediately. Work quickly, it hardens fast!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• Grease and flour a 15-1/2 x 10-1/2 x 1 inch jelly roll pan.
• In bowl of a stand mixer combine sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs on low speed for 1 minute; scrape the sides of the bowl once or twice to ensure that the ingredients are all combined.
• Add the bananas and vanilla and beat for 30 seconds on low speed.
• Add the flour, salt and baking soda and beat until combined; medium speed, scraping bowl when necessary, for about 1 minute.
• Fold in the nuts, if desired.
• Spread dough in prepared pan; use a spatula to get the dough evenly spread on the pan.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until light brown.
• Cool in the pan.
• Prepare the frosting by heating the butter in a medium size saucepan over medium heat until slightly frothy and just brown but not burned; remove from heat.
• Mix in the powdered sugar, vanilla and milk; whisk until smooth and fluffy.
• Spread frosting on cooled cake.
• Cut into 2 x 2 inch bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°.
• To prepare bars, combine banana, brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch square baking dish. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes, stirring after 17 minutes. Cool slightly.
• Reduce the oven temperature to 375°.
• Weigh or lightly spoon cake flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 9 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) flour, soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Combine banana mixture, buttermilk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in another medium bowl. Place 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs to granulated sugar mixture; mix well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternating with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
• Pour batter into a 13 x 9-inch baking pan coated with baking spray. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
• To prepare frosting, melt 1/4 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. Combine browned butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled bars. Sprinkle with pecans.

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of jelly roll pan, 15 1/2x10 1/2x1 inch, with shortening, or line with aluminum foil. In large bowl, mix 1/2 cup brown sugar, 2/3 cup butter, 1/2 cup corn syrup, 1 teaspoon vanilla and the egg with spoon. Stir in flour and salt. Spread in pan. Bake 18 to 20 minutes or until light golden brown.
• In 1 1/2-quart saucepan, heat 1/3 cup brown sugar and 1/3 cup corn syrup over low heat, stirring constantly, until sugar is dissolved. Stir in 1/4 cup butter and the whipping cream. Heat to boiling over medium heat; remove from heat. Stir in 1 teaspoon vanilla.
• Sprinkle cashews over crust. Pour cooked mixture over cashews; spread evenly. Bake 15 to 20 minutes or until light brown and set. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 10 rows by 6 rows.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in bananas. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake), 20-25 minutes. Cool., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Frost bars. Store in the refrigerator.