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Chocolate Banana Brownies

Gloria’s State Fair Chocolate-Banana Brownies
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword banana, brownies
Prep Time 13 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
1 minute
Total Time 49 minutes
Servings 16 brownies
Author Anna
Cost 5

Ingredients

  • 5 oz semisweet chocolate or a little less that 1 cup chips
  • 1 oz bittersweet chocolate or 3 tablespoons chips
  • 6 tablespoons salted butter
  • 1 cup packed light brown sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ t vanilla optional – Gloria leaves it out, anna added ½ tsp
  • ½ of a small banana-well mashed
  • ¾ cup sifted flour
  • 1 T unsweetened natural cocoa powder
  • ¼ teaspoon salt if using unsalted butter, add an extra pinch
  • ½ cup semi sweet chocolate chips
  • ½ cup lightly toasted chopped pecans

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Spray cooking spray on bottom only of an 8 inch metal pan. Gloria noted that for the fair, she used non-stick foil to line the pan.
  • Mix flour, cocoa, and salt together and set aside.
  • Combine sugar, eggs, and banana in a separate bowl-stir until combined. I did this with a fork.
  • Melt butter in a saucepan over medium low heat, then reduced heat to low and add 5 oz and 1 oz of chocolates. Cook and stir over low until smooth. Cool 5 minutes.
  • Add chocolate to sugar egg/banana mixture-stir until combined.
  • Stir in dry ingredients until just combined.
  • Fold in that last ½ cup chips and nuts. Bake 35-40 min, check at 35 (Anna’s note: I baked a full 45 min)
  • Cool completely before cutting. Anna’s note: I like to chill before cutting
  • Yield: Obviously, this makes 1 8 inch pan. How many brownies you get is up to you. I cut mine into 9 giant squares, but if you chill the brownies before slicing, you should be able to cut the brownies as small as you'd like. You might even want to try cutting 36 squares and serving them in mini cupcake holders.