Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
1h·American

Ingredients
Banana Bars
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted Challenge butter
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- ⅓ cup milk
- ½ cup mashed bananas
- 1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
- ½ cup finely chopped pecans
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 4 ounces cream cheese
- 3 tablespoons unsalted Challenge butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 ½ cups powdered sugar
Instructions
8 steps
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9×13 pan.
- 2
Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- 3
Cream butter and sugar with hand mixer until fluffy.
- 4
Add eggs, milk, mashed banana, & lemon juice. Mix well.
- 5
Stir the flour mixture and chopped nut into the wet mixture.
- 6
Spread into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
20 min - 7
While the bars are cooling, beat cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer until fluffy. Mix in vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- 8
Add powdered sugar, a bit at a time, until incorporated. Spread over the banana bars and serve.
To Make The Banana Bars
Cream Cheese Frosting
Progress
0 / 8 steps
Nutrition
Per serving (based on 12 servings)
Calories
388cal
Protein
4.0g
Carbs
50.0g
Fat
20.0g
Fiber
1.0g
Sugar
36.0g
Sodium
288mg
Saturated Fat
11.0g




