Banana Bread Bars with Brown Butter Frosting

Banana Bread Bars

1/2 cup sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 eggs
1-3/4 cups (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 tsp vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 tsp baking soda
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup chopped walnuts (optional)

Brown Butter Frosting:
1/2 cup butter
4 cups powdered sugar
1-1/2 tsp vanilla extract
3 Tbsp milk

Directions:

Heat oven to 375 degrees. Grease and flour a 10x15 inch jelly roll pan.

For the bars, in a large bowl beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.

Meanwhile for the frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.

Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth. It should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting. Using a spatula, spread the butter butter frosting over the warm bars. The frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm.

Enjoy!