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banana chocolate brownies with coffee behind

Banana Chocolate Brownies

Karon Grieve
A super quick and easy recipe for deliciously gooey banana brownies
4.25 from 4 votes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course baking
Cuisine American
Servings 9 servings
Calories 209 kcal

Equipment

  • 7" brownie tin

Ingredients
 

  • 85 g butter
  • 90 g brown sugar
  • 100 g dark chocolate
  • 1 banana very ripe and mashed
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 50 g self-raising flour

Frosting

  • 1 tbsp peanut butter
  • 1 tbsp cream cheese
  • 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
  • 100 g icing sugar

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 180C/350F or gas 4 and line a 7" brownie tin with baking paper
  • In a saucepan stir the butter, chocolate, sugar and vanilla extract over a low heat until melted. Remove from heat.
  • Sift flour into the pan and add the beaten egg and mashed banana. Stir everything well to create the brownie batter
  • Pour your batter into the prepared baking tin and bake for approx 30 minutes
  • Cool on a wire rack

Frosting

  • Beat together all ingredients and spread the frosting over the cooled brownies before cutting them into squares

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Notes

The brownies are ready when a toothpick comes out with a little chocolate still attached and the brownie bounces back when lightly pressed.
These will keep in an airtight tin for up to 3 days and can be frozen for up to 3 months.

Nutrition

Calories: 209kcalCarbohydrates: 34gProtein: 3gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 21mgSodium: 36mgPotassium: 179mgFiber: 2gSugar: 26gVitamin A: 76IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 34mgIron: 2mg
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