Banana Bars

Banana Bars

Test Kitchen

Category

Dessert

Ingredients

  • ½ Cup Butter, softened

  • 1 ½ Cup Sugar

  • 2 Large Eggs, room temp

  • 1 Cup Sour Cream

  • 1 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 2 Cups All Purpose Flour

  • 1 tsp Baking Soda

  • ¼ tsp Salt

  • 2 Medium Ripe Bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)

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  • 1 8oz pkg Cream Cheese, softened

  • ½ Cup Butter, softened

  • 2 tsp Vanilla Extract

  • 3 ¾ - 4 Cups Confectioners Sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes.

  3. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Mix well.

  4. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in bananas.

  5. Spread into greased 15x10x1 in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake), 20-25 minutes. Let cool.

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  1. In a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy.

  2. Gradually beat in enough confectioners’ sugar to achieve desired consistency. Frost bars.
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