Banana Brownies with Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting are a decadent use for overripe bananas. Chocolate banana brownies are topped with a rich, creamy frosting!
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I think we are all constantly on the look out for new recipes using brown bananas – they always seem to turn before we have a chance to eat all of them. I have made Banana Brownies before, but not like this!! This is possibly the most indulgent and delicious way to eat your bananas!
I have made a lot of banana goodies over the years – Banana Cream Pie Poke Cake (!!!), Banana Toffee Chocolate Chip Cookies, and just about every variation of banana bread. But when a friend of my requested chocolate banana brownies, I realized I had never done that before!
My boys were helping me bake them and they begged for frosting. I couldn’t refuse them, and once I got the idea to make it a peanut butter fudge frosting? I couldn’t make it fast enough!
These are rich, dense, and fudgy, and I just know you’re going to love them!
Banana Brownies with Peanut Butter Fudge Frosting
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| Serves | 28 |
| Prep time | 20 minutes |
| Cook time | 20 minutes |
| Total time | 40 minutes |
Ingredients
Brownies
- 3/4 cups unsalted butter
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
- 2/3 cups cocoa powder
- 2 cups granulated sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup overripe mashed banana (about 2 med/large bananas)
- 4 eggs
- 1 1/4 cup flour
- 1 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Frosting
- 1/2 cup salted butter (softened)
- 1/4 cup creamy peanut butter
- 2/3 cups cocoa powder
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1/4 cup cream or milk
Directions
| Brownies | |
| Step 1 | |
| Preheat oven to 350 In a glass mixing bowl, heat butter and chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second bursts, stirring each time, until melted and smooth. Whisk in cocoa powder. Stir in sugar, salt, vanilla, and mashed bananas. Add eggs, one at a time, stirring after each addition. Gently stir in flour until combined. Stir in chocolate chips. Spread batter evenly into a greased 9x13" pan. Bake 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with fudgy crumbs. (Do not over bake or brownies with be dry.) Let cool completely before frosting. | |
| Frosting | |
| Step 2 | |
| In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and peanut butter until light and creamy. Add cocoa and powdered sugar and half of the cream or milk, and beat very well. If too thick, add more milk until desired consistency is reached. Beat until light and fluffy. Spread over cooled brownies. | |
Eshika Roy says
I literally started having hunger pangs halfway through the post. It looks amazing and I bet it also tastes delicious too. It is the perfect dish to cook up in this season. I can’t wait to try it . Looking forward to reading more delectable recipes in the upcoming posts.