Toffee-Banana Brownies

Prep Time:20 min
Cook Time:38 min
Yeild:24 brownies

DESCRIPTION:

Gwen Beauchamp Lancaster, TX Bake-Off® Contest 43, 2008 $5,000 - America's Favorite Recipe Award

INGREDIENTS:

  • 1 box (19.5 oz.) Pillsbury® Classic Traditional Fudge Brownie
  • 1/2 cup Crisco® Pure Vegetable Oil
  • 1/4 cup Water
  • 3 Eggland’s Best eggs
  • 1 1/2 cups toffee bits
  • 1 cup Fisher® Macadamia Nuts, chopped
  • 2 firm ripe medium bananas, cut into 1/4-inch pieces (2 cups)
  • 1/3 cup Smucker's® Caramel Spoonable Ice Cream Topping

PREPARATION DIRECTIONS:

  1. 1.
    Heat oven to 350°F. Generously spray 13x9-inch pan with CRISCO® Original No-Stick Cooking Spray.

  2. 2.
    In medium bowl, stir brownie mix, oil, water and eggs 50 strokes with spoon. Add 1 cup of the toffee bits, the nuts and bananas; stir just until well blended. Pour into pan. Sprinkle remaining 1/2 cup toffee bits over top.

  3. 3.
    Bake 38 to 48 minutes or until center is set when lightly touched, top is slightly dry and edges just start to pull away from sides of pan. Cool completely, about 2 hours. For brownies, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. To serve, drizzle each brownie with caramel topping. Cover and refrigerate any remaining brownies.

  4.  
    High Altitude (3500-6500 ft)

  5. 1.
    Increase water to 1/3 cup. Add 1/2 cup all-purpose flour to dry brownie mix.

  6.  
    Eggland's Best is a registered trademark of Eggland's Best, Inc. Fisher is a registered trademark of John B. Sanfilippo & Son, Inc. Elk Grove Village, IL 60007-6057 U.S.A.

Toffee-Banana Brownies