Black-Bottom Chunky Monkey Bars with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Chunky Monkey is a flavor of ice cream made with banana ice cream, fudge chunks, and walnuts. These bars are inspired by the popular ice cream flavor.

This is vegetarian recipe. Dish can be prepared in 110 minutes. Recipe requires some culinary experience (medium difficulty). Number of ingredients: 18.

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Black-Bottom Chunky Monkey Bars with Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting

Cooking Method: Baking Cuisine: American Courses: Anytime, Dessert, Snack Recipe Keys: Vegetarian

Difficulty: Intermediate Prep Time 20 min Cook Time 30 min Rest Time 60 min Total Time 1 hr 50 mins

Servings: 12 Calories: 4560

Best Season: Suitable throughout the year

Ingredients

Servings

• 1 cup For the Brownie Layer
• ¹⁄₂ cup Unsalted butter, melted
• 1 cup Granulated sugar
• ¹⁄₄ cup Cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₄ teaspoon Salt
• 2 large Eggs
• ³⁄₄ cup All-purpose flour
• ¹⁄₂ cup Semi-sweet chocolate chunks
• cup bananas, mashed For the Banana Layer
• 8 ounce Cream cheese, softened
• ¹⁄₂ cup Peanut butter
• ¹⁄₂ cup Powdered sugar
• ¹⁄₂ teaspoon Vanilla extract
• ¹⁄₂ cup Whipped cream
• cup for the Topping For the Peanut Butter Cream Cheese Frosting
• ¹⁄₄ cup Chopped peanuts
• ¹⁄₄ cup Chocolate sauce

Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Grease a 9x13-inch baking dish.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together melted butter, granulated sugar, cocoa powder, vanilla extract, and salt. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Gradually add the flour and mix until just combined. Fold in the chocolate chunks.
3. Spread the brownie batter evenly into the prepared baking dish.
4. In another bowl, mix together mashed bananas, softened cream cheese, peanut butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract, and whipped cream until smooth.
5. Spread the banana mixture over the brownie batter in the baking dish.
6. Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out with a few moist crumbs.
7. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 1 hour.
8. Once cooled, spread the peanut butter cream cheese frosting over the bars.
9. Sprinkle with chopped peanuts and drizzle with chocolate sauce.
10. Cut into bars and serve.

Nutrition Facts

Servings 12

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Amount Per Serving

Calories 380kcal

% Daily Value *

Total Fat 20g31%

Total Carbohydrate 45g15%

Sugars 30g

Protein 5g10%

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* The Percentage Daily Values are calculated from a 2,000 calorie diet. Your specific daily value may vary, depending on your individual calorie requirements.