I was given a crate of Fair Trade bananas by a coworker a few weeks ago and I was really excited to bake with them. I’m not normally a banana person, but when given an amazing selection it would be rude not to put them to good use!
It took a while to decide what I wanted to make. I have been dying to make Banana Cream Pie of some sort, but also wanted to to do something a bit different. So why not stick the cream on top of a gooey banana scented brownie? Done.
Oh, and I almost forgot the best part! Treat these brownies as if they are an awesome banana split! Top with your favorite sundae toppings! DELISH!
Banana Split Brownies
Ingredients
- 8 oz dark chocolate
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/4 cups sugar
- 4 eggs
- 3/4 cup plus 1 tbsp flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 8 oz cream cheese, at room temperature
- 1 large egg yolk
- 1/3 cup confectioners sugar
- 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana, divided (2 medium)
Instructions
- Heat oven to 350ºF. Butter a 9 x 13 inch baking pan. Set aside.
- Melt chocolate over a bain marie or in the microwave until melted and smooth.
- Cream butter and sugar at a medium speed in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Add 3 of the eggs, one at a time, scraping the sides of the bowl with each addition. Add the melted chocolate, 3/4 cup of flour, half of the mashed banana and salt and mix until just combined.
- In a separate bowl, blend the cream cheese until smooth and creamy. Scrape the sides of the bowl, then add the egg yolk, confectioners sugar, vanilla, remaining tbsp flour, the extra whole egg and remaining mashed banana. Blend until smooth.
- Spread chocolate mixture into the prepared pan. Marble in the cream cheese mixture with a rubber spatula, being careful not to mix in too much.
- Bake for about 35-45 minutes, until set. Let cool on a wire rack.
- When cooled, top with your favorite banana split toppings! I chose whipped cream, banana slices, and a cherry on top! I could imagine it with vanilla ice cream and caramel sauce and chocolate sprinkles! Yummy!
What do I do with the rest of the mashed banana? Your instructions only tell me to use half… Otherwise, the recipe sounds great! I want to take it to a potluck.
Hi Mary!
Thank you for checking out my recipes! I’m so sorry that I missed out including the rest of the mashed banana in the cream cheese mixture! I have updated the recipe so hopefully it makes sense now. I hope that you enjoy them for your potluck! I would love to see a photo!
Happy baking!
Cxx
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