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Frosted Banana Bars

by on June 27, 2011 in Brownies and Bars, Desserts June 27, 2011 Brownies and BarsDesserts
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5.00 Mitt(s) 7 Rating(s)7 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 57 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5

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Level: Easy

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25

Description

If you have a few overripe bananas that need to be used, don’t wait to try this recipe!

Ingredients

  • FOR THE BARS:
  • ½ cups Butter, Softened
  • 2 cups Sugar
  • 3 whole Eggs
  • 3 whole Bananas
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
  • 2 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1 teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • FOR THE FROSTING:
  • ¼ cups Butter, Softened
  • 4 ounces, weight Cream Cheese, Softened
  • 2-¼ cups Confectioners Sugar
  • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract

Preparation

1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar.
2. Beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla.
3. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture and mix well.
4. Pour into a greased 15 x 10 x 1 inch baking pan.
5. Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes or until bars test done.
6. Cool.
7. For the frosting, cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla. Beat well. If you want it thicker, add a littler more confectioners’ sugar. Spread over the bars.

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Teresa Perez on 10.31.2018

Really yummy – a great alternative to always making banana bread and muffins with ripe bananas! I also used an extra banana :-)

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Dixie Mason on 4.16.2016

These are THE BEST banana bars. Even better the second day.

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shirlsaw on 6.10.2014

Was looking for something to use overripe bananas and take in to feed the coworkers. This got a thumbs up from everyone – boss even took two pieces! I had 4 bananas so I put them all in – no problem! Easy and a keeper! Thanks!

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Cookie Momster on 6.18.2013

Made these yesterday…Yummy. I used 5 bananas because mine were small. My oven only needed to bake for 18 minutes. Thanks for a great recipe.

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honeycrisp on 8.28.2012

This is it! The best banana bread/cake/bar recipe I’ve tried. Sometimes I add walnuts, but it doesn’t need them. Great just as it is! The frosting is versatile and I’ve used it for many other applications. This will not disappoint. ENJOY!

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