Reviewed: May 21, 2009

I didn't add the cocoa, substituted pecans for walnuts and spread on homemade peanut butter frosting after they cooled. (1/4 cup of PB, half of banana (mashed) with 1 to 1 1/2 cup powdered sugar and a little milk) YUMMY! Bananas and peanut butter - what a yummy combo!

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NatalieAnn

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Reviewed: Mar. 3, 2009

This is a great recipe. I made a few changes due to dietary needs within my family but it seems to have come out excellent. I substituted whole wheat cake a pastry flour for the all purpose flour. I used 1/2 cup organic cane sugar and 1/2 sucanat for the 1 cup of sugar. Instead of 1/2 cup melted butter I used a jar of baby prunes. I couldn't add the nuts as my husband is allergic :( but I'm sure they would taste wonderful! I had to bake them an extra 10 mins, probably due to all the changes I made. Nice texture, fairly healthy treat. Thanks for the recipe.

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Reviewed: Feb. 14, 2009

Should of wrote it months ago. From first time I'd tried this recipe it became number one for my wife and daughter. Sometimes they ask me and I make'it three times in a row. Sometimes I'm omitting cocoa and it comes out with softer taste. I do tend to add tsp of brandy/malibu rum for flavour. Many thanks for this recipe.

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Andy

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Reviewed: Nov. 10, 2008

I wouldn't call these "brownies" - they are more like a cake and very similar to an apple walnut cake that my mom makes. I added a few extra tablespoons of cocoa, used canola oil instead of butter, left out the nuts and added chocolate chips. I would not make this again unless I find a way to make it less greasy (sub applesauce or yogurt?), but it did have a good flavor.

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Momi

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Reviewed: Nov. 7, 2008

The first time I made these they were so wet and messy i threw them away! But they sound SO~~ Good that I had to give them another shot! This time I upped the cooking time and measured the banana out exactly. I also substituted chocolate chips for the nut (Per my husband's request) and used three heaping TBLS of cocoa and they turned out perfect. OF COURSE THEY HAVE A BANANA FLAVOR! They're "Banana Nut Brownies" if they were "raspberry brownies" you'd expect a raspberry flavor wouldn't you? These are really great, gooey, chocolatey, brownies with a nice banana flavor!

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Kym

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Reviewed: May 19, 2008

The recipe makes a dense, moist cake-like bar, but it would require twice as much cocoa to mask the banana flavor. If I make this one again, I'll use only one banana and more cocoa.

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Reviewed: Mar. 28, 2008

yuck :(

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Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2007

A great tasting brownie, and different from your average recipe is what I liked most about the Banana Brownies. After I baked them while still warm I spread powdered sugar on top then after they cooled I topped them with Duncan Hines cream cheese icing, and spread additional walnuts over the top it really complimented the taste.

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Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2007

I just made these brownies and they're absolutely amazing! Definitely more cake-like than dense fudge, but I love their light texture. I added chocolate chips as well which goes well with the nuts and banana. If you like banana and chocolate, this is an amazing recipe!

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Izzylicious

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Reviewed: Nov. 12, 2007

This recipe sounded good so I gave it a try but I personally don't like the way it turned out. It has a texture between that of cake and brownies but I'd rather have one or the other. My husband who usually eats up all of my baked goods only had one piece and didn't touch it again. But I'm not saying this is a bad recipe or that it tastes bad and that's why I still gave it 4 stars. If you're looking for that kind of texture and like all the ingredients go for it!

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mel

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Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2007

These are great Brownies...They are the best EVER!!!!!!!!!!!

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Reviewed: Jun. 24, 2007

Excellent great taste and moist

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Reviewed: Apr. 6, 2007

YUM!! So good!! Very sweet and you gotta love banana. I added some extra chocolate chips, too.

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sara

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Reviewed: Mar. 12, 2007

PERFECT. I had a ripe bannana, was craving chocolate, and didn't know if "banana brownies" existed. I searched for it here, found this 1 recipe, and it's PERFECT. Excellent texture, excellent flavor. It's GREAT.

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SINGLEGUYWHOCOOKS

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Reviewed: Mar. 1, 2007

I agree this is more of a cake-like texture, but very moist with the banana. Instead of walnuts, I added dark chocolate chips with macadamia nuts.

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Reviewed: Nov. 13, 2006

I had a craving for brownies and a couple of brown bananas sitting around, so this recipe seemed like it was meant to happen. It turned out pretty good, but . . . . You CAN taste the banana -- it's not a bad taste, but you can taste it. And it turns out as more of a cake-like brownie, whereas I like a fudge-like brownie.

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