Banana pudding brownies

Here’s a detailed recipe for Banana Pudding Brownies, combining the richness of brownies with the creamy sweetness of banana pudding:

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🍌 Ingredients

For the Banana Brownie Base:

• 6 tbsp unsalted butter, melted

• ½ cup packed brown sugar

• 2 large eggs

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 1 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 bananas)

• 1½ cups all-purpose flour

• 1 tsp baking powder

• ½ tsp salt

For the Banana Pudding Layer:

• 1 package (3.4 oz) instant vanilla pudding mix

• 2 cups cold milk

• 1 cup whipped topping, thawed

• ½ cup sweetened condensed milk

For the Topping:

• 1 cup crushed vanilla wafer cookies

• 2 ripe bananas, sliced

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👩‍🍳 Instructions

1. Preheat Oven: 350°F (175°C). Grease an 8×8-inch baking pan.

2. Make Banana Brownie Base:

   • Mix melted butter and brown sugar.

   • Beat in eggs and vanilla, then fold in mashed bananas.

   • In a separate bowl, whisk flour, baking powder, and salt.

   • Gradually add dry ingredients to wet, mix until just combined.

   • Spread batter evenly in the prepared pan.

3. Prepare Pudding Layer:

   • Whisk pudding mix with cold milk for 2 minutes until slightly thickened.

   • Fold in whipped topping and sweetened condensed milk until smooth.

4. Assemble:

   • Pour pudding mixture over banana brownie base.

   • Sprinkle crushed vanilla wafers on top.

5. Bake: 30–35 minutes, until edges are golden and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.

6. Cool and Serve:

   • Let cool completely on a wire rack.

   • Top with banana slices just before serving.

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These brownies are creamy, sweet, and full of banana flavor—a perfect cross between a traditional banana pudding and a fudgy brownie.

If you want, I can also give you a cheat-version that doesn’t require baking the pudding layer separately, making it even quicker to prepare. Do you want me to do that?