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Banana Toffee Bars W/ Browned Butter Icing

By Nanners on August 03, 2010

Photo by Nanners

1 Reviews

Prep Time: 35 mins
Total Time: 1 hrs
Yield: 36 bars

Photo by Nanners

About This Recipe

"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***"

Ingredients

For the bars

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)

For the Browned Butter Icing

one-third cup butter
2 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar
1 -4 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

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.

Private Note

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Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 (1142 g)

Servings Per Recipe: 1

Amount Per Serving: %
Calories 95.7
Calories from Fat 31: 32%

Amount Per Serving: %
Total Fat 3.4g: 5%
Saturated Fat 2.1g: 10%
Cholesterol 14.1mg: 4%
Sugars 8.9 g
Sodium 71.0mg: 2%
Total Carbohydrate 15.2g: 5%
Dietary Fiber 0.3g: 1%
Sugars 8.9 g: 35%
Protein 1.1g: 2%

Reviews

"Excellent bar cake, made to have with afternoon coffee with fave aunt. Was a hit. I toasted my almonds."

By jorgydee on August 14, 2010 | 1139065