Dessert for 16
Banana Brownies
Moist cocoa brownies combine ripe bananas, walnuts, and butter before baking in a square pan until the center is firm.
Typical price
$1.00for 4 servings
$0.25 per serving$1.00 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
- 50 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 16servings as written
- $typical cost tier
AmericanVegetarianKid-friendlyBudgetDesserts
What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Butter$0.40/oz typical | 4 oz | $1.60Typical price |
| Eggs$0.30 each typical | 2 | $0.60Typical price |
| Milk$0.04/oz typical | 0.5 oz | $0.02Typical price |
| Bananas$0.62/lb typical | 0.3 lb | $0.19Typical price |
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $3.99 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Sugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaFlourBaking powder and sodaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 tbsp baking cocoa
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tbsp 2% milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- confectioners' sugar (optional)
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease a 9-by-9-inch baking pan.
- Melt the butter in a large bowl, then whisk in the sugar, cocoa, eggs, milk, and vanilla.
- Stir in the flour, baking powder, and salt until just combined, then fold in the mashed bananas and walnuts.
- Spread the batter evenly in the pan and bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until the center is firm.
- Cool the brownies in the pan for 10 minutes, then dust with confectioners' sugar if using.
Swaps
- Milk for Almond, soy or oat milkabout $0.01/oz more at typical prices
- Butter for Margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices
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