Brown Butter Banana Blondies

Name: Brown Butter Banana Blondies
Ingredients: 3 oz [85 g] cream cheese, at room temperature; 3 tablespoons granulated sugar; 12 tablespoons [1½ sticks or 170 g] unsalted butter; 1½ cups [300 g] brown sugar; ½ cup [113 g] mashed very ripe bananas; 1 tablespoon pure vanilla extract; ¾ teaspoon salt; 1 large egg, at room temperature; 1½ teaspoons baking powder; 1½ cups [213 g] all-purpose flour

Preparation info

Makes •
9
large blondies

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

100 Afternoon Sweets

By Sarah Kieffer

Published 2024

About

One of the most-made recipes in 100 Cookies is the Cinnamon Roll Blondies, and over the years, I’ve come up with several variations on these beloved bars. Banana was a perfect addition: The blondies are rich and nutty, with good banana bread flavor and a tangy swirl of cream cheese.

Ingredients

Cream Cheese Swirl

3 oz [85 g] cream cheese, at room temperature
3 tablespoons

Chocolate
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

1) Position an oven rack in the middle of the oven and preheat the oven to 350°F [180°C]. Grease an 8 in [20 cm] square baking pan and line with a parchment sling.

2) For the Cream Cheese Swirl

In a medium bowl, combine the cream cheese and