Reviewed: Sep. 25, 2009

This brownie is perfect! For over a year, I've been trying several different brownie recipes a month... this is the best one so far. The texture is absolutely wonderful. I made the recipe exactly according to directions, except I added 1/3 c. semisweet chocolate chips to the batter right before baking. So good!

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LaShel

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Home Town: Spring City, Utah, USA

Living In: South Bend, Indiana, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 10, 2009

I really wanted to like these but I found them to be dry and rather bland. The taste was OK with the banana but I will not be making these again.

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Chicken

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Dunedin, Otago, New Zealand

Living In: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

These were super moist! The banana was delicious and useful! I brought to a friend's BBQ and they thought it was weird at first, then they tired it- and loved it! If you love bananas- try it! It tastes like a chocolate dipped banana! MMmmm

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anelson825

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Home Town: Stockton, California, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 2, 2009

Absolutely love it! I used bittersweet baking chocolate instead, just grated it and measured that way. Turned out awesome. I'm a banana freak, so adding them to brownies is great. Thanks for sharing!

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n00dles

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Winthrop, Minnesota, USA

Living In: Eden Prairie, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 23, 2009

These were awesome! I used dark chocolate chips instead of semi-sweet and the result was the most delicious brownie I have ever made!

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Reviewed: Jul. 6, 2009

These were wonderful! They taste like chocolate covered bananas. We had them for 4th of July and everyone wanted the recipe! I doubled the recipe for a 9x13 pan.

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Nichole

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Reviewed: Jul. 5, 2009

I thought this would be horrible!! The only thing that is horrible is..........I am going to eat the whole pan. These were really easy and are great with vanilla ice cream. I made these more like blonde brownies, I did not melt the chips into butter I just mixed eveything together.

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kcmartin1

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Reviewed: Jul. 1, 2009

I am the submitter of this recipe and I am continually perfecting it. These changes should yield a compromise between fudgy and cakey. For 8x8 pan you can try these changes: (They won 3rd prize at the Minnesota State Fair in August-2009) Here are the changes: 2 eggs instead of one. 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar instead of 2/3 cup. 5 oz semi sweet and 1 oz bittersweet chips or baking bars (for about a whole cup total chocolate to melt) instead of 2/3 cups. 6 Tablespoons butter instead of 1/2 cup. About 4 inches of banana, then mash ( or a little more if you like strong banana flavor.) 1 Tablespoon unsweetened cocoa powder mixed into the flour and salt mixture. Optional to FOLD into completed batter: 1/2 cup lightly toasted pecans and 1/2 cup semi sweet chips. No change to vanilla, flour, or salt. Follow mixing instructions in recipe. ONLY GREASE BOTTOM OF PAN. Bake at 325 for at least 35 minutes to 40 min. Check at 35 min. You should get a shiny, crackly crust. Enjoy!

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GLORIA LEE

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Home Town: Plymouth, Minnesota, USA

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Reviewed: Jun. 29, 2009

Easy? Yes Tasty? Not really :o( I love frozen chocolate covered bananas so I figured this recipe would suit me very well. It was kind of gummy (weird texture) although it certainly was quick to throw together. I used a 9 x 13 pan and doubled the recipe for a church function and only a couple of pieces were eaten. Kind of a waste in my opinion. Oh well, quite a few other reviewers liked this so maybe it's just me! PS: Didn't have any semi sweet chips so used milk chocolate chips, could this have been the problem?

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Carrieh82

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Reviewed: Jun. 20, 2009

Fantastic and easy. I doubled these and made them in a 9x13 pan. I also added some extra chocolate chips to the batter right before baking. They took about 35 minutes in my oven and were chewy and delicious. They don't need frosting, but I was taking them to an event and dressed them up with the banana buttercream icing from this site. They disappeared very quickly!

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beckyh

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Reviewed: Jun. 11, 2009

yum!! these brownies were soo delicious. I will definitely make them again.

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Reviewed: Jun. 4, 2009

Absolutely delicious!! I added some extra 1/3 cup chocolate chips -- perfect! Definitely don't overbake them. I took them out after about 25 minutes - they were slightly underdone and gooey in the middle! RAVE reviews. Great texture!

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Reviewed: May 5, 2009

These are the best brownies I have ever made. I had to share them with our neighbors! I doubled the recipe. Instead of doubling the butter to one cup, I used only half a cup of butter plus half a cup of extra mashed banana. The brownies are moist, delicious, and nobody missed the extra fat!

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Reviewed: Apr. 21, 2009

yummy, what a great recipe i will make this again. thankyou for an awesome recipe. a keeper. ty

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shawn

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Reviewed: Apr. 12, 2009

Fantastic recipe. Delicious, easy to prepare, they don't stick around for long.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2009

Moist, tasty brownies. I too had to bake them a little longer so that the middle was not runny. The banana flavor is not too overwhelming, but is present. Added extra chocolate chips at the end--YUM!

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Rebecca G

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Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2009

I gave this a go and all in all, it's pretty tasty. My one banana is a bit overwhelming, but I think I just find the combo a bit strange. I will use less butter next time--1/2 cup is an entire stick and my poor brownies are a bit buttery still! The flavor is very interesting and keeps growing on me. The only real complaint I have here is the listed cook time--20 minutes? No way. I checked at 20...25...30...35...40 was the winner. 4 stars for flavor and ease of preparation!

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