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Banana Bars with Cream Cheese FrostingBanana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting

When you have several bananas that are on the verge of becoming a little too ripe, try these moist, frosted dessert bars! A classic recipe from The Best of Byerly’s cookbook.
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Recipe - ST. LOUIS PARK (+Wines & Spirits)
Recipe: Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Prep Time35 Minutes
Servings50
Cook Time25 Minutes
Ingredients
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/4 cups sugar
2 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas (2 large bananas)
1 - 8-ounce container sour cream
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 cup chopped pecans
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
3 tablespoons butter, softened
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Directions
  1. Grease and lightly flour a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.
  2. Heat oven to 375 F.
  3. Cream butter and sugar; blend in eggs, vanilla, bananas and sour cream.
  4. Combine dry ingredients; stir with pecans into creamed mixture just until blended. Spread in prepared pan.
  5. Bake until bars test done with a wooden pick, about 25 minutes.
  6. Cool; spread with cream cheese frosting.
  7. TO MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Beat together all ingredients until smooth.
35 minutes
Prep Time
25 minutes
Cook Time
50
Servings

Shop Ingredients

Makes 50 servings
1/2 cup butter, softened
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter, 16 Ounce
$10.99$0.69/oz
1 1/4 cups sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar
C&H Pure Cane Granulated White Sugar, 10 Pound
$14.99$1.50/lb
2 eggs
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs
L&B Pasture Raised Organic Large Brown Eggs, 12 Each
$5.99$0.50 each
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract, 2 Ounce
$7.99$4.00/oz
1 cup mashed bananas (2 large bananas)
Conventional Bananas Single
Conventional Bananas Single, 0.4 Pound
$0.28 avg/ea$0.69/lb
1 - 8-ounce container sour cream
Daisy Sour Cream
Daisy Sour Cream, 8 Ounce
$2.29$0.29/oz
2 cups all-purpose flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour
Gold Medal All-Purpose Flour, 5 Pound
2/$5 Deal
$2.50 was $5.49$0.50/lb
1/4 teaspoon salt
Morton Fine Sea Salt
Morton Fine Sea Salt, 17.6 Ounce
$4.89$0.28/oz
1 teaspoon baking soda
Our Family Baking Soda
Our Family Baking Soda, 16 Ounce
$1.19$0.07/oz
1 cup chopped pecans
L&B Chopped Pecans
L&B Chopped Pecans, 8 Ounce
Deal
$8.99 was $9.99$1.12/oz
FOR THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: 3 ounces cream cheese, softened
Crystal Farms Cream Cheese Block
Crystal Farms Cream Cheese Block, 8 Ounce
Huge Deal
$1.79 was $3.49$0.22/oz
3 tablespoons butter, softened
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter
Hope Creamery Unsalted Butter, 16 Ounce
$10.99$0.69/oz
1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
Our Family Powdered Sugar
Our Family Powdered Sugar, 2 Pound
Deal
$2.99 was $3.39$1.50/lb
1 tablespoon milk
L&B Classic Whole Milk
L&B Classic Whole Milk, 0.5 Gallon
$2.49$4.98/gal
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract
L&B Organic Pure Vanilla Extract, 2 Ounce
$7.99$4.00/oz

Directions

  1. Grease and lightly flour a 10×15-inch jelly roll pan.
  2. Heat oven to 375 F.
  3. Cream butter and sugar; blend in eggs, vanilla, bananas and sour cream.
  4. Combine dry ingredients; stir with pecans into creamed mixture just until blended. Spread in prepared pan.
  5. Bake until bars test done with a wooden pick, about 25 minutes.
  6. Cool; spread with cream cheese frosting.
  7. TO MAKE THE CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Beat together all ingredients until smooth.