Javamelts Banana Hazelnut Blondies with Hazelnut Cream Cheese Frosting

This recipe has the perfect combination of bananas and hazelnut flavor!!

Ingredients for Blondies:

1 Mashed Banana

1/2 C. Melted Butter

1/2 C. Brown Sugar

1/4 C.  Hazelnut Sugar

1 Egg

1 tsp. Vanilla

1/4 tsp. Salt

1 C. Flour

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Ingredients for Frosting:

1/4 C. Butter (room temp)

4 oz. Cream Cheese (room temp)

3/4 C. Hazelnut Sugar

3 tsp. Cornstarch (combined with the hazelnut sugar to create the powdered sugar needed - pulse in a blender until powder forms)

Instructions:

• Preheat oven to 350 and line an 8x8 pan with parchment or cooking spray. 
• Mash banana in a medium bowl. Add melted butter and both sugars and mix well. Add egg and vanilla and mix again, followed by the salt and flour. 
• Smooth batter into pan and bake for 22-27 minutes, or until it’s light golden brown along the outside rim. Set aside to cool. 
• Blend 3/4 cup of hazelnut sugar with 3 tsp of cornstarch in a blender or food processor for about a minute to make a powdered sugar. 
• Beat together butter and cream cheese until smooth, add the powered sugar you just made and beat until smooth and creamy. 
• Frost the top of the blondies.

Recipe and photo credit:  Brooke Homec @thesaltedsweets