Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
These deliciously moist banana bars are easy to make, are the perfect recipe for those ripe bananas sitting on the counter. These bars freeze really well too!
Servings: 12 Bars
Calories: 531kcal
Ingredients
Banana Bars
- 2 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1⅓ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 4 medium ripe bananas, mashed
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 8 ounce cream cheese, softened
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 3 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
Banana Bars
- Preheat oven to 350° and spray a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan or a 13 x 9 baking dish with a non stick spray. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, beat butter and sugar together until creamy.
- Beat eggs, one at a time, into mixture.
- Add sour cream and vanilla and mix well.
- Combine flour, baking soda and salt in a small bowl and stir into wet ingredients.
- Add mashed bananas, stir.
- Pour batter into a 15 x 10 jelly roll pan or a 13 x 9 baking dish. *If using a jelly roll pan, bake 22-27 minutes, or 35-40 minutes in a baking dish, or until wooded toothpick come out clean.
- Remove from oven. Cool completely then frost.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- In a large mixing bowl, beat butter and cream cheese together.
- Add vanilla and mix.
- Slowly add powdered sugar and beat until creamy.
- Frost bars once cooled.
Notes
Nutritional values are approximate.
Please note that these values can change with different brands and any modifications made to the recipe. For the most accurate information, use a nutritional calculator with the exact brands and measurements.
Nutrition
Calories: 531kcal | Carbohydrates: 70g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 27g | Saturated Fat: 16g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 7g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 98mg | Sodium: 338mg | Potassium: 89mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 53g | Vitamin A: 886IU | Calcium: 50mg | Iron: 1mg