Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 2 large Eggland's Best eggs
- 1 cup 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)
- FROSTING:
- 1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3-3/4 to 4 cups confectioners' sugar
Reviews
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Mar 3, 2019
Cake part is perfect as is. For the frosting, I only use 1/2 the ingredients, adding icing sugar and a little milk to get the right consistency. Freezes well, too!
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Feb 10, 2019
My “go-to” for any occasion. Wonderful as written and they are “cake like” . DONT change a thing. Perfect as written
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Jan 20, 2019
Simply scrumptious!! I wanted to make these for church this morning so was worried about time but they went together quickly and I love that they also bake and cool quickly. I used 4 frozen medium bananas and it was just barely over 1 cup. Used the liquid too that comes with freezing bananas. I used a half sheet pan, I think 15-1/2 x 11-1/4, and it was the perfect size for bar thickness. Baked mine for 23 minutes, rotating pan with 8 minutes left. One rack lower than middle of oven. Nice medium brown on top. Put in the cold garage to cool quickly. I had about 1-1/2 cups of leftover cream cheese frosting I'd used for cookies. Very thick so added maybe a good half a cup of soured milk till the right consistency for a glaze. Spread over the mostly cooled bars, cut into 40 bars which yielded 2 inch sized bars. They were gobbled up at church and we still had some to bring home. My family loved them! These will be my go to banana recipe. I loathe making banana bread so these are banana goodies I will make often.
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Jan 1, 2019
Little confused on why it says that it makes 4 dozen. Should I only pour half the batter in, and then make again? Found this to be more cake-like than bar-like. I also put it in for 35 minutes because the middle was too pudding-like, though I was nervous about the browning edges (I live at high-altitude if that's relevant). Overall, an easy winner to take to work or a family gathering. I put salted caramel in the cream cheese frosting which was amazing. I will try enhancing it even more with another banana or some almonds next time.
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Nov 28, 2018
These are to die for! I took them to an event and barely came home with any left. Everyone raved about how wonderful they were and went back for seconds. I only used 1 cup of sugar in the batter and 3 cups of powdered sugar in the frosting--they were plenty sweet with all flavors standing out. This is going in the permanent recipe box!
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Oct 6, 2018
These bars were amazing. I also made mine in a 9"x13" dish. Will try in sheet next time. Was more like a cake. Very dense and moist. Frosting put it over the top. Will make again.
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Jun 26, 2018
Delicioso!! Awesome recipe.
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Jun 16, 2018
This is delicious. I made the cake portion in a 9 x13 and added 18 minutes to the bake time. I didn’t make the icing because the cake was so delicious. It’s like the BEST banana nut bread ever
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Apr 9, 2018
Fantastic, easy and delicious! No more banana bread, these bars are now my go to!
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Apr 4, 2018
These are wonderful! Made exactly as written. The bars are easy to make and the sour cream makes them moist and delicious. And the cream cheese frosting sends them over the top. Great way to use up ripe bananas. This recipe is perfect for potlucks, or anytime you'e craving something sweet! Will definitely make these again!Volunteer Field Editor
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