Tender and moist brownies with all the goodness of banana bread.

Ingredients

Brownies:

Cooking spray

10Tbsp.

)unsalted butter

1cup packeddark brown sugar

1/2cupgranulated sugar

1cupmashed ripe bananas(from 2 medium [6 oz.

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each] bananas)

2largeeggs, lightly beaten

2cups(about 8 1/2 oz.

)powdered sugar

Directions

Prepare the Brownies:

Preheat oven to 350F.

Melt butter in a medium saucepan over medium until foamy and bubbling.

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Set aside until cool to the touch, about 5 minutes.

Whisk in mashed bananas and eggs.

Whisk together flour, salt, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.

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Add to butter mixture in large bowl, and stir until just combined; gently stir in walnuts.

Pour batter into prepared baking pan, and spread evenly to edges.

Cool completely in baking pan on a wire rack, about 2 hours.

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Prepare the Frosting:

Stir together brown sugar, butter, and milk in a medium saucepan.

Bring to a boil over medium, stirring often; cook for 2 minutes.

Remove from heat, and let cool about 5 minutes.

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Whisk in powdered sugar until smooth.

If needed, stir in additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until smooth and spreadable.

Spread evenly over cooled Brownies.

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Remove Brownies from baking pan using parchment overhang as handles, and transfer to a cutting board.

Garnish with additional chopped walnuts; cut into 12 pieces.

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Southern Living Banana Bread Brownies after baking

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Southern Living Banana Bread Brownies boiling the sugar mixture for the topping

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Southern Living Banana Bread Brownies frosting after adding the powdered sugar

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Southern Living Banana Bread Brownies spreading the frosting on the brownies

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Southern Living Banana Bread Brownies sprinkling the brownies with walnuts

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