Description
Pumpkin Pecan Cobbler is a rich and fudgy banana cocoa bar topped with silky brown butter frosting, blending deep chocolate flavor with sweet ripe bananas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup melted butter
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup cocoa powder
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon (optional)
- 3/4 cup chocolate chips (optional)
- 1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
- 1/2 cup butter (for frosting)
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 2 to 4 tablespoons milk or cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (for frosting)
- Pinch of salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Line and grease a 9×13-inch baking pan.
- In a large bowl, whisk mashed bananas, melted butter, brown sugar, and granulated sugar.
- Add eggs and vanilla extract and mix until combined.
- In a separate bowl, whisk flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon if using.
- Fold dry ingredients into wet ingredients until just combined.
- Fold in chocolate chips and nuts if using.
- Spread batter evenly in prepared pan.
- Bake 22 to 28 minutes until a toothpick comes out with moist crumbs.
- Cool completely before frosting.
- In a saucepan, melt butter over medium heat until golden brown and nutty.
- Cool brown butter 10 to 15 minutes.
- Whisk in powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and salt.
- Add milk or cream gradually until frosting is smooth and spreadable.
- Spread frosting over cooled bars.
- Slice and serve.
Notes
Do not overbake to keep bars soft and fudgy. Allow brown butter to cool slightly before mixing frosting for smooth texture.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 28 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 320
- Sugar: 28g
- Sodium: 180mg
- Fat: 16g
- Saturated Fat: 10g
- Unsaturated Fat: 5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 42g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 65mg