This post is the result of a large response. After posting a picture of the freshly baked blondies online, I received more requests for the recipe than any I have shared before. I will admit that I have been taking this strange time for complete recharge from work. This includes posting recipes as well. So please forgive me for my delay, and I hope that this new recipe makes up for lost time.
How to you make a warm gooey blondie better? Simple, sticky sweet bananas and velvety peanut butter.
The flavors can be described as a mixture of banana bread, a peanut butter and banana sandwich, and a brown sugar blondie. Browning the butter and using brown sugar adds nutty, caramel notes to the blondies. Overly ripe, super soft bananas are mixed into the batter. Bananas make the already extremely moist batter much more lush. I topped the batter off with a swirl of creamy peanut butter, which really set things off from there.
I knew the combination would be good, but I never expected the results I obtained. These blondies are quick and easy, yet the payoff is astronomical.
These are a home run for anyone, kids, friends, party-guests, husband, long lost friends–or for another week alone social distancing with a pint of ice cream and Netflix.
Ingredients
- 1 Very Ripe Banana, mashed
- 1/2 Cup of Melted Butter
- 1 Cup of Flour
- 1 Tablespoon of Vanilla Extract
- 1 Cup of Packed Light Brown Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 1/4 Teaspoon of Salt
- 1/2 Cup of Creamy Peanut Butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Prepare an 8x8 or 9x9 baking pan with grease and a lining of parchment paper. Set aside.
- In the bowl of your stand mixer, combine butter and brown sugar. Mix until well combined.
- Add in egg, vanilla, salt, banana, and flour. Mix until just fully combined. Do not over mix.
- Pour batter into prepared pan, and spread evenly.
- Plop peanut butter, a tablespoon or two at a time, all over the top of the batter.
- Swirl in peanut butter without fully mixing it in.
- Bake the blondies for 25-30, until the center is fully set.
- Allow to cool before slicing - if you can.
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