BANANA TOFFEE BARS W/ BROWNED BUTTER ICING

Banana Toffee Bars W/ Browned Butter Icing image

These are rich and melt in your mouth - very much like a banana cake. Toffee and banana go so well together. I think these would also be good using almond extract. These are fabulous for a coffee break, dessert or a sinful breakfast. You can use any brand of toffee pieces such as Skor or Heath, just make sure they are not chocolate covered. NOTE: I wrote out the amounts for the sugar in the bars and the butter in the icing because Food.com wasn't recognizing "1/3". Hence, these amounts are not included in the nutritional value

Provided by Nanners

Categories Bar Cookie

Time 1h

Yield 36 bars

Number Of Ingredients 17

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
one and one-third cups sugar
1 egg
1 cup mashed banana (about 3)
1/2 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup toffee pieces
1/2 cup slivered almonds, for topping (optional)
1/2 cup toffee pieces, for topping (optional)
one-third cup butter
2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 -4 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

For the Bars.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 15x10x1-inch baking pan.
Beat the butter in an electric mixer on medium to high speed about 30 seconds. Beat in the sugar until fluffy - about 1 minute, scraping bowl as needed.
Beat in the egg, mashed bananas, sour cream and vanilla until very well combined.
In a medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add dry mixture to wet and mix together, scraping bowl as needed until well combined. Stir in 3/4 C toffee pieces.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan, spreading evenly. Bake for 22-25 minutes (at 350) or until a wooden toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Let cool 20-30 minutes before icing.
For the Icing.
In a small saucepan heat one-third cup butter over low heat until melted. Continue heating until the butter turns a light brown. This may take a few minutes. Remove from heat; pour into a medium bowl.
Add 2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, 1 t. vanilla and 1 T. milk. Beat with an electric mixer on low speed until combined. Beat on medium to high speed, adding enough milk to make frosting of spreading consistency. I usually add 2 more tablespoons milk.
Use icing immediately.

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Uyanda Mbeki

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These bars are the perfect combination of sweet, salty, and gooey. I will definitely be making them again and again!

Shaheer Hamza

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I'm allergic to nuts, so I substituted chopped pecans for the walnuts in the toffee layer. They turned out great!

Psychotina

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These bars are a great make-ahead dessert. I made them a day ahead and they were still delicious.

Mona Mason

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I'm not a big fan of bananas, but I really enjoyed these bars. The toffee layer is the perfect balance of sweet and salty.

Shifat Khan

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These bars are so easy to make and they taste amazing! I love that I can use up ripe bananas in this recipe.

wi Ssal

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I had some trouble getting the toffee layer to set properly. I think I might have cooked it for too long.

Bola Bose

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These bars were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them. I think I'll try using less sugar next time.

tammy pegorch

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I love the combination of banana and toffee in these bars. The browned butter icing is also amazing. I will definitely be making these again!

Dickson Atonya

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I've made these bars several times now and they're always a hit with my family and friends. The toffee layer is perfectly gooey and the banana flavor really shines through.