How’s this for a dessert – a banana split without the mess!
Ingredients:
- 225g chocolate, chopped
- 3/4 cup butter, cubed
- 3 large eggs
- 2 cups sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup plus 2 tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 cup cherries (tinned or canned), chopped
Topping
- 250g cream cheese
- 1 medium mashed banana
- 1/3 cup strawberry jam
- 1 large egg, lightly beaten
- 1/4 cup peanuts, chopped
Method:
- Preheat oven to 350° C
- Melt chocolate and butter, stir until smooth
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar on high speed 10 minutes. Stir in vanilla and chocolate mixture. Gradually stir in flour. Fold in cherries. Spread into a greased 13×9-inch baking pan
- For topping, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese until smooth. Beat in mashed banana and jam. Add egg; beat on low speed just until blended. Spread over brownie batter; sprinkle with peanuts
- Bake 40-45 minutes or until topping is set and a toothpick inserted in brownie portion comes out mostly clean. Cool completely on a wire rack
- Cut into bars. If desired, serve bars topped with banana slices and additional cherries. Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.
