Skip to main content

Banana Bread Blondies

Don't you love it when you can make something with ingredients you already have in your kitchen? It's wonderful. 

We buy banana's on a weekly basis, and I think I do it so I can let them get ripe and bake with them rather than eat them individually. I make a mean banana bread (click here for the recipe) but I decided to switch it up a bit and try something new and I'm glad I did!

Let's get our ingredients list going...

Blondie Ingredients:
  • 1/2 cup unsalted butter, melted
  • 1 cup dark brown sugar
  • 1/4t salt
  • 1 large egg
  • 2t vanilla
  • 2t cinnamon
  • 1 cup flour
  • 1 medium-large ripe banana
Frosting Ingredients:
  • 1/4 cup butter
  • 6T dark brown sugar
  • 2T milk
  • dash of salt
  • 1t vanilla
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
Stir it up, baby!
  1. Preheat oven to 350. Line 8x8 baking pan with foil (make sure to let some hang off the sides so you can pull the blondies out easily when they'er done) and spray with cooking spray. 
  2. Start with the Blondie Ingredients: mix together melted butter, sugar and salt. Add the egg, vanilla and cinnamon and mix well until combined. Add mashed banana. Add flour and mix until smooth. Pour batter into the pan, smoothen out the top and bake for 25-30 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool to room temperature. 
  3. Now using the Frosting Ingredients: melt the butter in a medium sauce pan over medium heat, stirring constantly, be careful not to let it burn. Add brown sugar, milk and dash of salt and bring to a boil, continuing to stir constantly. Once boiling, remove from the heat and let it cool for 10-15 minutes. Whisk in the vanilla and powdered sugar and spread over the blondies. Allow the frosting to set before slicing. 
I love being able to whip something together without having to run to the grocery store to pick up 1 or 2 items. We are having company over to watch Game of Thrones tonight, so this will be a nice treat for everyone! 



Until next time, my lovely foodies! Thanks for reading! 

Leave a comment and let me know what you think! And hey, if you want, subscribe and you'll get an email when I post another recipe. 

*Click this link for the original recipe

Comments

Post a Comment

Popular posts from this blog

A "little bit of everything" cookie

I know it's been a while, but I try to get on here as much as I can, and sadly it's not as much as I wish I could be.  I had some spare time tonight though and thought it was time for some cookies to be made! I have another dinner recipe I want to share, "Drunken Pork chops" but i'll get to that another time. Cookies are way more important!  A "little bit of everything" cookie Ingredients: 3 c flour 1 T baking powder 1 T baking soda 1 T cinnamon 1 t salt 1 1/2 c butter (room temp) 1 1/2 c sugar 1 1/2 c brown sugar 3 eggs  1 T vanilla 3 c semisweet chocolate chips 3 c old-fashioned rolled oats 2 cups sweetened coconut flakes Preheat oven to 350. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Set aside. In another bowl (a LARGE one), beat the butter until smooth. Add the sugar and brown sugar and beat for 2 minutes. Add the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each...
Post a Comment
Read more

The Best Chicken Enchiladas

The title to this recipe does not lie. These are, by far, the most amazing chicken enchiladas you will ever put into your mouth. It's a white sauce, with so much flavor, your taste buds will be thanking you for weeks, and begging you to make it again. It's a great family dinner, or to bring to impress guests at a party. SO GOOD! The Best Chicken Enchiladas Ingredients: 10 medium soft taco shells 2 cups cooked, shredded chicken 2 cups shredded monterey jack cheese (or whatever you prefer) 3 T butter 2 T corn starch 2 cups chicken broth 1 clove minced garlic 1/2 t of salt and pepper (each) 1 cup sour cream 1 t onion powder 1 t garlic powder 1 t cumin 1 t lime juice 1 finely chopped jalapeno, seeded Preheat oven to 350, grease a 9 x 13 pan. In a medium size bowl, mix chicken, 1 cup of cheese, garlic and roll the mixture into tortillas and place into the pan. In a saucepan, melt the butter and stir in the corn starch and cook for one minute. Add broth and wh...
Post a Comment
Read more

Fried Rice

Ya'll need an easy, delicious dinner for the week night that feeds a lot? Make some of this fried rice. It's so easy and makes a great side or just a meal all in it's own. I made pork chops to go along with it and cut it into chunks and just threw them in at the end and it worked out perfectly. But I took just the leftover fried rice to work with me the next couple of days after that for lunch and I couldn't get enough. Good tip before you start though is to cook the rice the night before and let it chill in the fridge. Cuts out a lot of time waiting for it to cook and chill. Minimal ingredients with great flavor! I had pretty much everything I needed in my fridge and pantry (other than green onions) to make this. Ingredients: 2T butter, divided 3 eggs, whisked 2 medium carrots, diced into small pieces 1 small onion, diced into small pieces 3 cloves of garlic, minced 1 cup of frozen peas, thawed 4 cups cooked and chilled rice 3T soy sauce 2T oyster sau...
Post a Comment
Read more