Banana Chocolate Chip Brownies

Tastes like a chocolate-dipped banana! From "The Brownie Experience".

• Ready In: 55 mins
• Serves: 20
• Yields: 1 cake

Ingredients

• 3⁄4 cup flour
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄3 cup butter
• 3⁄4 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
• 1 1⁄2 cups chocolate chips (divided)
• 1  teaspoon vanilla
• 2  eggs
• 1  small  very ripe banana, mashed
• 1⁄2 cup  chopped walnuts
•  powdered sugar

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 325°F Butter a 9 inch square pan.
2. In a small bowl, stir together flour, baking soda and salt; set aide.
3. In a small saucepan, combine butter and brown sugar. Bring to a boil over low heat, stirring constantly. Immediately remove from heat and stir in 1 cup of the chocolate chips until melted and smooth. Blend in vanilla. Transfer mixture to a large mixing bowl and cool slightly. With wire whisk, beat in eggs one at a time. Blend in mashed banana, then flour mixture. Fold in remaining 1/2 cup chocolate chips and walnuts. Spread in pan.
4. Bake about 45 minutes.
5. Cool completely in pan.
6. Lightly sift powdered sugar over top before cutting into bars.