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)

Frosting

  • 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.

Frosting

  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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