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Banana Nut Blondies with Brown Butter Glaze

A soft, moist, deliciously banana flavored blondie with crunchy nuts and a brown butter glaze.
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Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 55 minutes
Servings: 16 -24 bars
Course: Bars, Cookies &amp
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • ½ c butter melted
  • ¾ c brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 t vanilla
  • 1 c flour
  • ½ t baking powder
  • ¼ t salt
  • ½ c mashed banana from 1 medium banana
  • 1 c walnuts chopped
  • Glaze:
  • ¼ c butter
  • ¾ c powdered sugar

Method
 

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  2. Line 8x8 pan with parchment paper and lightly spray with cooking spray. Allow parchment to overhang the edge of the pan.
  3. In a mixer, beat together melted butter and brown sugar. Stir in egg and vanilla.
  4. Mix together flour, baking powder and salt. Stir into butter mixture, just until combined.
  5. Stir in mashed banana and walnuts.
  6. Pour into prepared pan and smooth top.
  7. Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly golden and a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Cool in pan, set on a wire rack.
  9. Add butter to a medium saucepan set over medium heat. Melt and whisk. Watch carefully until you see brown bits begin to form. Remove from heat and whisk in powdered sugar.
  10. Pour glaze on cooled blondies.
  11. Allow glaze to set and harden. Remove blondies from pan with the parchment overhang.
  12. Slice on a cutting board.