Name: Banana Bars
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 25 min
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 1-1/2 cups sugar; 2 eggs; 1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup); 8 oz. cream cheese, softened; 1/2 cup butter, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners sugar

Recipe – Easy Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

by Jayme on February 6, 2015

This week, I made these banana bars. I make them often as I don’t like mushy bananas, so as soon as bananas get too ripe for my tastes (which is pretty quick), I just reserve them for banana bars! This particular recipe makes a jelly roll pan size (10 x 15 pan). If you’re not cooking for crowd, just half the recipe and make in a 9×13 pan. Keep an eye on the baking time though!

Although I’ve included a great recipe for homemade cream cheese frosting, I admit that I just use the stuff in a can. It’s just personal preference based upon time. And lack of desire to work with powdered sugar!

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Banana Bars

Classic banana bars with cream cheese frosting

Course Dessert

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Servings 10 servings

Ingredients

Banana Cake

1/2 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 cup (8 ounces) sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)

Cream Cheese Frosting

8 oz. cream cheese, softened
1/2 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners sugar

Instructions

Banana Cake

Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add the eggs, sour cream, and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine the flour, baking soda, and salt. Gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Stir in the bananas.
Spread into a greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan.
Bake for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean (do not overbake.)
Cool before frosting.

Cream Cheese Frosting

For frosting, in a large bowl, beat the cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy.
Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency.
Frost bars. Store in the refrigerator.

Jayme is a wife to 1 and a mother to two little boys and a third boy due in April 2015. She coupons, but isn’t super extreme about it. She price matches and loves it! While she likes to cook, she’s in the stage of life where simple is usually better! She never knows how many hands she’ll have free at dinner time! You can find her at No Regrets Living.