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Makeover Frosted Banana Bars Recipe

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“I've made these banana bars many times, always with favorable comments and requests for the recipe.” With this makeover, you don't have to be shy about grabbing seconds of this treat! Susan Stuff — Mercersburg, Pennsylvania

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Makeover Frosted Banana Bars Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Yield: 36 Servings

15 20 35

Ingredients

3 tablespoons butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
2 eggs
1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Dash salt
FROSTING:
1 package (8 ounces) reduced-fat cream cheese
1/3 cup butter, softened
3 cups confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the bananas, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture just until blended.
Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.
For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars. Refrigerate leftovers. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 149 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 23 mg cholesterol, 89 mg sodium, 26 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Makeover Frosted Banana Bars in Healthy Cooking February/March 2009, p22

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Reviewed on Jan. 31, 2010 by muttluvr76

Excellent! We enjoyed these very much--very tasty, moist and tender with a great flavor--you'd never know they were "makeovers"!

Reviewed on Jan. 18, 2010 by jlee6300

I have made these many times since I discovered this recipe and I have always gotten rave reviews.

Reviewed on Jan. 06, 2010 by kandabear

I just made these and they are delicious!! I wil deffeintly make these again!

Reviewed on Jan. 05, 2010 by bartim718

I made these last night for a family dinner! Got RAVE reviews! So I brought the rest to work today!! Yummmmy!!!

Reviewed on Jul. 16, 2009 by jcanter

I've made these several times and they are very good. I don't always put the frosting on them and they still taste great. They taste like a banana bread bar! yummy!

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