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Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

May 7, 2015

Banana Bread Blondies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

What do you have planned for Mother’s Day this year? Are you brunching with your family? Or making breakfast in bed for your Mom? We are having brunch at my sister in law’s and last year on Mother’s Day was the first time I had a banana bread brownie. She made delicious ones topped with a creamy frosting. They were so good and I have thought of them many times since last year.

Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

I am not sure what the frosting was on the original banana bread I had at my sister in law’s, but since I love to eat bananas and peanut butter as a healthy afternoon snack, I thought the combination would work perfectly. These brownies aren’t quite as healthy, ah-hem, or not really healthy at all, but I did lighten them slightly by using an all natural sweetener substitute. Feel free to use regular sugar if you’d like! They do taste just like my favorite snack though, but so much more delicious! The brownie is dense and chewy and just slightly sweet, and the frosting is rich and creamy and adds a touch of sweetness, but with salty undertones from the peanut butter. These brownies stay so moist from the tangy sour cream and the slight tang from the cream cheese really plays off that nicely.

Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Since these are reminiscent of banana bread, they would go great with your Mother’s Day Brunch Menu! I prefer these served cold straight from the fridge, so they pair perfectly with a hot cup of coffee. I really hope you try these Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting. You certainly won’t be sorry!

Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
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Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Ingredients

  • For the Bars:
  • 1 ½ cups sugar or 3/4 cup Splenda/Truvia Baking Blend
  • 1 cup sour cream
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 ¾ cups 3 or 4 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¾ teaspoon salt
  • For the Frosting:
  • 4 oz. cream cheese very soft
  • 3/4 cup creamy peanut butter
  • 3-4 tbsp. milk plus more as needed
  • 2 cups powdered sugar

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 375 degrees and spray a 9 by 13 pan with cooking spray.
  2. In the bowl of a stand mixer, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until smooth, about 2-3 minutes.
  3. Add in the mashed bananas and vanilla and mix again, 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add your flour, baking soda, and salt and beat again for another minute or until mixture is smooth, with some small banana chunks remaining.
  5. Pour batter into your greased pan and bake for 20 minutes, or until sides start to brown. Remove from oven and let cool completely.
  6. Once brownies are cool, make the frosting.
  7. In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, cream together cream cheese and peanut butter until very smooth.
  8. Add 2 tsp. of milk and beat to incorporate. Add more milk if mixture still seems too thick to move around freely in the bowl.
  9. Add the powdered sugar in 1/2 cup increments, beating to combine after each addition. Once all sugar is incorporated, add more milk if you don't have a frosting like consistency.
  10. Add milk and beat after each addition until you achieve a thick, but spreadable frosting.  
  11. Spread frosting over your brownies and then put in the fridge to set. T
  12. he brownie actually get better as they sit, moister and denser. So feel free to make these ahead and serve them the next day. I think these taste better cold, but serve at any temperature you desire! Enjoy!

Banana Bread Brownies with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Bar Recipe Adapted from The Girl Who Ate Everything

Recipe first appeared on PinkWhen.com

 

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Posted by Amanda @ Old House to New Home 5 Comments
Filed Under: Breakfast

Comments

  1. Kim @ Knockitoffcrafts says

    May 8, 2015 at 2:04 pm

    I don’t even know where to start with how amazing these sound. Can’t wait to give them a try!

    Reply
    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      May 8, 2015 at 2:34 pm

      Thank you!!! These are sooo good, I definitely need to make another batch soon!

      Reply
  2. April Rutherford says

    May 8, 2015 at 3:47 pm

    These sound AMAZING! Can’t wait to try them. Yum! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  3. Jessica @ Together As Family says

    May 8, 2015 at 9:38 pm

    Hi! So glad I found your blog, it’s really cute 🙂 Visiting from the ‘Link Party Palooza’. These caught my eye because of that delicious looking peanut butter frosting, YUM! My kids (and me!) love the banana and peanut butter combo. Thanks for sharing 🙂 Following you on Facebook & PInterest now.
    Jessica

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    • Amanda @ Old House to New Home says

      May 9, 2015 at 8:17 am

      Thank you so much for stopping by!! The Peanut butter frosting is sooo good! I hope you try these! Thank you for following me! I followed you back on Pinterest and on Facebook!

      Reply

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