If you’re obsessed with fast, easy, and nutty treats, these are for you! These banana nut espresso blondies are like a coffee cake and banana bread in one. Made with brown butter and added walnuts, you’ll be so tempted to eat the whole pan!

Our favorite blondie recipes:

Recipe Tips

The key ingredient in these Banana Muffins with Coffee Streusel is espresso powder. Baking with espresso powder is key when you want a coffee-based dessert (or when you want to bring out flavors in chocolate desserts). King Arthur Baking Co has an amazing espresso powder that’s perfect and ready to use for any baking! It’s a strong, vibrant, and robust flavor that’s perfect for your recipes!

Bananas are the base ingredient in this recipe! It carries most of the flavors with the help of a little vanilla extract. Bananas are great baking ingredients because they’re a perfect substitute for eggs. Here’s a few things to keep in mind when baking with bananas:

Bananas: Use an overripe banana, Mash the banana before adding it to your batter, & Use the correct banana size

Key Ingredients:

  • Nutmeg: Our secret kick in these blondies! This adds a robust and boost of flavor into these bars. If you like this, you’d probably love a chai twist! Add 1 tsp of your favorite chai spice mix & you’ll really groove to these blondies.
  • Butter: Melted butter is the perfect consistency for these blondies. They make it easier to combine with the rest of the ingredients. For a vegan or dairy-free substitute, use coconut oil!
  • Bananas: The root flavor (and texture) of these blondies!
  • Cookie Butter: Not only does Biscoff have amazing cookies, but they also have their own cookie butter! Can’t find Biscoff? Nuccina and Trader Joes have amazing substitutes (which tastes exactly the same). Cookie butter isn’t only good for blondies, you can spread this on your banana, toast, oats, yogurt, or even blend this into your favorite smoothie. Although cookie butter can be pretty thick, if you microwave this for 10-15 seconds, you’d have a smooth (easy to mix-in) consistency. Create a smooth cookie butter swirl on these blondies before popping them into the oven.
  • Additional Toppings: BUTTERSCOTCH. Ever had butterscotch with cookie butter? It’s a sweet treat! Add butter scotch chips or even nuts into this batter. 

Now, let’s get into these amazing bars!

Print Recipe

Banana Nut Espresso Blondies

If you're obsessed with fast, easy, and nutty treats, these are for you! These banana nut espresso blondies are like a coffee cake and banana bread in one. Made with brown butter and added walnuts, you'll be so tempted to eat the whole pan!
Prep Time30 minutes
Cook Time27 minutes
Cooling Time15 minutes
Total Time1 hour 12 minutes
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Banana, Blondies, Espresso
Servings: 16 blondies

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 cup all purpose flour
  • 1 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tbsp espresso powder
  • 1/2 cup brown butter
  • 1/2 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 medium banana mashed
  • 1 1/2 tsp vanilla
  • cookie butter optional

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F
  • In a large bowl, combine the brown butter, espresso powder, eggs, mashed banana, and vanilla together.
  • Mix until fully combined.
  • Add in the white & brown sugars & mix.
  • Add in the flour, baking powder, cinnamon, nutmeg, & salt. Combine until all the flour is dissolved & a thick batter forms.
  • In a 8×8 square pan, evenly spread out the batter. Top off the batter with a cookie butter swirl.
  • Bake the blondies for 25-27 minutes.
  • Let the blondies cool in the pan for 15 minutes before removing & cutting.

CATCH UP