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Banana Bars with Browned Butter Glaze

February 22, 2023 By Elizabeth@ Pine Cones and Acorns 25 Comments

Ripe bananas are not just for banana bread, banana bars with browned butter glaze are an easy and delicious alternative. Perfect with a cup of tea for a snack or for dessert. 

banana bars with browned butter frosting cut and served on a wood cutting board.

Banana bread is the “go to” recipe to use up your dark over ripe bananas that are past their prime. But what if I told you that I found a recipe that is just as easy and even more delicious? These banana bars with browned butter glaze are an easy, crowd pleasing dessert and the perfect alternative recipe to use up your ripe bananas.

banana bars with browned butter frosting stacked on a board.

I love bananas, but more often than not I buy too many and they go past their prime. After which I throw them in a bag in my freezer. Once I have 5 or 6 I pull them out and make something, a banana bread or muffins. But this time  I decided I wanted something a little more decadent that my favorite banana bread, something with frosting. Let’s face it, anything with frosting or glaze is an elevated and welcome treat.

 The glaze is sweet and a little salty from the browned butter and the little bits of browned butter are flecked in the glaze so it looks pretty too.

banana bars with browned butter glaze

Ingredients for Banana Bars with Browned Butter Frosting

Overripe bananas, sour cream, sugar, flour, butter, eggs, vanilla extract

How to Make Banana Bars with Browned Butter Glaze

In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add the dry ingredients and mix.  Spread batter evenly into a prepared pan and bake until golden brown.

While the bars are baking make the browned butter frosting. Once the bars are cooled frost and enjoy.

Can I Use Yellow Bananas

I do not recommend using yellow bananas. Ripe and overripe bananas are more flavorful and have more moisture making them perfect for this recipe.

 

banana bars with browned butter Frssting

How to Store These Banana Bars

You can store the bars wrapped in plastic wrap or in an airtight container. At room temperature they will last 3 days or a week in the refrigerator.

banana bars with browned butter glaze

Enjoy these bars for breakfast, a coffee or tea break and of course as dessert. Make sure to bookmark the recipe so that you have it handy for your next picnic, potluck or weekend treat.

Best ever banana cake with cream cheese frosting, two pieces with walnuts sprinkled on top sitting on a pink plate.

That’s It

I hope that you enjoyed this recipe for banana bars with browned butter glaze. If you try these bars, I would love to know what you think of them. If you prefer a more traditional banana cake this recipe is scrumptious and so is the cream cheese frosting.

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Cake with glaze stacked 3 high on a wood cutting board.
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Ripe bananas are not just for banana bread, banana bars with browned butter glaze are an easy and delicious alternative. A moist, rich bar with a nutty frosting. Perfect for a snack or dessert. 

  • Author: Elizabeth
  • Prep Time: 10
  • Cook Time: 20
  • Total Time: 30 minutes
  • Yield: 30 bars 1x
  • Category: cake
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

Scale

adapted from The Welcome Mat

1–1/2 c. sugar

1 c. sour cream

1/2 c. butter, softened

2 eggs

1–3/4 (3 or 4) ripe bananas, mashed

2 tsp. vanilla extract

2 c. all purpose flour

1 tsp. baking soda

3/4 tsp. salt

1/2 c. chopped walnuts (optional)

Ingredients for Frosting

1/2 c. butter

4 c. powdered sugar

1–1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

3 tbsp. milk

Instructions

 Heat oven to 375F.  Grease and flour 15×10-inch jelly roll pan.

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

For the browned butter frosting

Heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling.  Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately. Make sure to watch the butter while cooking it can quickly go from browned to burnt.

Add powdered sugar, vanilla and milk. Mix until smooth. Immediately spread over the cake while warm, it spreads much easier.

Notes

The walnuts are optional, you could add pecans or chocolate chips instead.

Also, the next time I am going to make more glaze, I would have liked more but that is just my preference.

 

Keywords: banana, banana bars, browned butter frosting

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  1. Castles Crowns and Cottages says

    July 30, 2012 at 12:42 pm

    GOOD MORNING DEAREST!

    Oh yes, we are watching as much of the games as we can get; our reception is not good here, but the gymnastics are our favorites. I best not show Ruben these bars or else I will be baking today, and it is too hot for that!!!!

    How are you? Busy still? ME TOO. I have another house guest coming NEXT WEDNESDAY FOR A WEEK!!!!!!!

    Have a lovely day, Anita

    Reply
  2. Sunday Taylor says

    July 31, 2012 at 1:36 am

    I have been watching the Olympics, and really enjoying them. Your banana cake looks amazing and I will have to try it. Amazing about pinterst! I have not joined but want to after hearing so much enthusiasm about it. Have a great week! Those photos have made me very hungry. I hope you can stay cool!

    Reply
  3. Maria Elena says

    August 1, 2012 at 3:26 am

    Oh, my! These looks sooo good! I think this is a recipe we will be trying soon!

    Reply
  4. Debbiedoos says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:05 am

    Oh my, I have a bowl of ice cream in front of me now. I really need this to go with! Yummy. Thanks so much for sharing with the copy cat party. Enjoy!!~

    Reply
  5. Nellie's Cozy place says

    August 1, 2012 at 4:06 am

    I must say those Monkey bars do look very delish!
    If only you could email me one!! lol

    I don't bake much either, but sometimes it is a good thing. I like to make gluten free peanut butter cookies
    and they are really good and healthy too.

    Your pics are great, but now I have a need to go to the kitchen and look for something sweet to eat! lol

    Have a great week,
    Blessings, nellie

    Reply
  6. Marty@A Stroll Thru Life says

    August 1, 2012 at 2:09 pm

    Oh these look so good. Need to give these a try. Thanks for joining TTT.

    Reply
  7. Adorned From Above says

    August 1, 2012 at 9:55 pm

    These look so good. I am going to make them today. I have a link party, and I would love it if you would link this post. It is called Wednesdays Adorned From Above Link Party. You can find it at

    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/natural-translucent-face-powder-update.html

    I hope to see you there. Have a great Day.
    Debi Bolocofsky
    Adorned From Above
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com

    Reply
  8. Carole says

    August 1, 2012 at 10:53 pm

    Hey, I enjoyed your post. Lovely use of bananas I found it via Stone Gable's On the Menu Monday. I have linked in some rhubarb and banana jam I made to use up some bananas that were turning brown. Have a nice week.

    PS It would be neat if you linked in to Food on Friday: Bananas!

    Reply
  9. Kathleen says

    August 2, 2012 at 2:55 am

    I made these bars and LOVED THEM! I shared them with everyone I know! Now I am blogging about them and sharing the recipe, and giving you credit! They are awesome!

    Reply
  10. Ricki Treleaven says

    August 2, 2012 at 4:09 pm

    Yum! I love delicious copycats! Bookmarked this page!!!

    Linking from Debbiedoo's,
    xo,
    Ricki Jill

    Reply
  11. Debbie@Mountain Breaths says

    August 2, 2012 at 7:30 pm

    I'm glad I visited from The Polohouse. These bars sound wonderful and I kept ignoring them on Pinterest. I may have to give them a try now 🙂

    Reply
    • The Kitchen Kook says

      January 30, 2013 at 5:42 pm

      You shouldn't. They're amazing! 🙂

      Reply
  12. Alison @ The Polohouse says

    August 3, 2012 at 4:33 am

    These look amazing!!
    So excited to get this recipe, Elizabeth.
    THAT is a LOT of hits for a recipe!!!
    Woa!

    I like banana bread but I will love it with
    ICING on top. It's all about the icing for me.
    🙂

    Thanks for sharing this with Favorites on the First.
    I soOOOoo appreciate it!

    xoxox
    Alison

    Reply
  13. An Oasis in the Desert says

    August 3, 2012 at 6:08 am

    Wow, do these ever sound delicious! Thanks so much for sharing!

    CAS

    Reply
  14. Debbiedoos says

    August 3, 2012 at 2:59 pm

    You had me at Banana!How awesome! So glad you joined in on the copy cat challenge. Who doesn't like to copy desserts:)Enjoy~

    Reply
  15. Unknown says

    August 4, 2012 at 5:13 pm

    How yummy do these look? I actually have some bannanas that are ripe this morning…. I might just give your recipe a try. 🙂

    Thanks for sharing. Your photos make your recipe look even more delish. 🙂 I'm following now. Hope you'll come by and say hi.
    ~Liz

    Reply
  16. Adorned From Above says

    August 8, 2012 at 2:54 pm

    Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe last week with Wednesday's Adorned From Above. The link party is open now for this week.
    Just follow this link.
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com/2012/08/apple-cinnamon-roll-pull-aparts-and.html
    Debi Bolocofsky
    http://www.adornedfromabove.com

    Reply
  17. The Kitchen Kook says

    January 30, 2013 at 5:42 pm

    I LOVE these bars. I just made some myself, and they're sooo addicting!

    http://thekitchenkook.blogspot.com/2013/01/moist-banana-bars-with-brown-butter.html

    Reply
  18. Deanna says

    February 22, 2023 at 10:47 am

    What a nice twist on banana bread! The frosting looks delicious! Thank you for sharing! XO

    Reply
  19. Renae Frey says

    February 22, 2023 at 12:52 pm

    Yum! This sounds amazing! I’m definitely trying this recipe.

    Reply
  20. Wendy McMonigle says

    February 22, 2023 at 7:30 pm

    These sound delicious, I want to eat the entire plate. I am going to share these in my Saturday newsletter.

    Reply
  21. Kim Waldorf says

    February 26, 2023 at 1:54 pm

    Yummy! I love anything banana. Definitely going to try and make these!!

    Reply
  22. Tammy says

    February 28, 2023 at 12:31 pm

    Oh my gosh these sound and look amazing! The brown butter glaze is a marvelous idea…definitely need to make that for cakes and other breads too! Love this recipe thank you!

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Elizabeth says

      February 28, 2023 at 2:16 pm

      Thank you Tammy, I hope that you try them and enjoy them.

      Reply
  23. Cindy says

    March 3, 2023 at 1:32 pm

    Oh my word, you had me at brown butter glaze!

    Reply

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