Caramel Banana Bars
A delicious banana cookie bar studded with chopped walnuts and topped off with a chocolate glaze.
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Servings: 16 bars
Equipment
Ingredients
For the Banana Bars:
- 6 Tablespoons butter
- 1/3 c. packed light brown sugar
- 1 c. flour
- 1 teaspoon sea salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
- 2 small very ripe bananas
- 2 Tablespoons sour cream
- 1/3 c. sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/2 c. chopped walnuts
For the topping:
- 1/2 c. milk chocolate finely chopped
- 1/4 c. chopped walnuts
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8 x 8 baking dish with cooking spray.
- Place the butter and brown sugar in a small saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar and butter are completely melted. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cardamom.
- In a medium bowl mash together the banana and sour cream.
- In a large bowl combine the butter mixture with the granulated sugar and mix until combined. Add the egg and beat until incorporated.
- Stir in the vanilla and walnuts and mix well.
- Add the banana and sour cream mixture to the butter and sugar mixture and mix well.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter mixture and mix until just combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan.
- Bake for 22-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool completely on a wire rack.
- To make the topping simply place the chocolate in a microwave safe bowl and heat for 30 seconds in the microwave. Stir well. Continue heating in 15 second intervals, stirring in between each one, until the chocolate is melted and smooth.
- Pour the chocolate over top of the bars and smooth. Sprinkle with the chopped walnuts.
- Allow the chocolate 30 minutes to harden. Cut into 16 bars and serve.
Notes
Recipe from Dorie's Cookies by Dorie Greenspan