As a result of my blog post last week,  containing 10 recipes using squishy bananas, I had a go at making Caramel Banana Blondies. However I have renamed them Banoffee Brownies because I think it’s a more catchy name!  

If you are looking for a more exciting use for your overripe bananas then I can’t recommend these highly enough. And I have a sneaky suspicion that they might prove popular with any small people in your house too!

Chewy, squidgy, sweet, moist, crunchy, unctuous – just some of the words I could use to describe these absolutely gorgeous cakes! But let’s face it – anything that contains butter, sugar, white chocolate and caramel is going to get the thumbs up from me!

Ingredients
250g golden caster sugar
100g butter
100g caramel , from a jar or tin (Nestlé Carnation Caramel works well) plus 2 tbsp for the top
100g white chocolate
2 eggs
200g self-raising flour
2 ripe bananas , sliced

• Heat the oven 180C/fan 170C/gas 4.
• Melt the sugar, butter, caramel and chocolate together until smooth.
• Cool a little, then add the eggs and fold in the flour and banana.
• Pour into a lined 20cm square tin and add a few blobs of caramel to the top
• Bake for 45-50 minutes or until risen and set.

I only hope my photo does them justice and you can see  the dollops of caramel and the gooey banana middle. And even if you don’t eat them, they are worth making just for the delicious smell that comes from your oven!!

If you do go away and try them, please come back and leave a comment afterwards – would love to know what you think!

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