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Frosted Banana Bars
SUBMITTED BY:
deltaj
PHOTO BY:
Diane442
"These are a big hit for snack days at work. Very moist and easy to make."
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PREP TIME
20 Min
COOK TIME
20 Min
READY IN
40 Min
Original recipe yield 3 dozen
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1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 eggs
1 cup sour cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup mashed ripe bananas
1 (16 ounce) container cream cheese frosting
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DIRECTIONS
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10x15 inch jellyroll pan.
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs, one at a time, then stir in the sour cream and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into the batter. Finally, mix in the mashed banana. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Allow bars to cool completely before frosting with the cream cheese frosting.
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Reviewed on Apr. 2, 2005 by chubss
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Apr. 2, 2005
I have never made these bars without someone asking for the recipe. Just use 2-3 lg. very ripened bananas and you will have plenty of flavor. Please don't put store bought frosting on them. There is a recipe on this site for Whipped Cream Cream Cheese frosting that is a superb complement to these bars. ENJOY! Bring copies with you!
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I have never made these bars without someone asking for the recipe. Just use 2-3 lg. very...
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Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2006 by LillysMom
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LillysMom
Sep. 23, 2006
I made this as a bundt cake just because I got mixed up with another recipe I was considering. I cooked it for 40 at 375. It was light, moist and delicious. Not too sweet either. For the record, a cup of bananas is equal to about 2 good sized bananas mashed up. And if they seem not ripe enough, break them up and nuke it for about 12 seconds on high until you can easily mash them up with a fork.
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Reviewed on Feb. 1, 2007 by
Laura Jean
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Laura Jean
Feb. 1, 2007
My only complaint is that I can't give this recipe 6 stars! These are wun-der-ful! It's so great making a 'bar' recipe the comes out of the pan perfectly and makes a great presentation. I served them chilled because my sister has a similar recipe and for some reason it really brings out the banana flavor. I only used two really dark bananas but you could really taste the flavor; I added some cinnamon, too. For such a simple recipe it really does make a ton - an entire jelly roll pan... WOW! I made a softer frosting of one block cream cheese, 2 cups of powdered sugar, tsp vanilla and some milk to thin it out ever so slightly. Stop searching for recipes... turn off your computer & go make these. They are really delicious.
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My only complaint is that I can't give this recipe 6 stars! These are wun-der-ful! It's so...
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Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2007 by
MEGNERD
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MEGNERD
Sep. 22, 2007
I really like these! I made a few changes, though. I remembered reading somewhere that you can cut almost half of the sugar out of any recipe without affecting the end product. So I cut the sugar down to 1 cup. I also used fat-free plain yogurt instead of the sour cream. I don't have a 10x15 pan so I used a 9x13 and cooked it for 30 min. I got a nice, moist cake-like bar. I also frosted it with a Chocolate Peanut Butter frosting made of 2C powdered sugar, 2T cocoa, 4T milk, 2T peanut butter, and 1/2t vanilla. I really enjoyed these for a way to use up ripe bananas besides the standard banana bread.
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I really like these! I made a few changes, though. I remembered reading somewhere that you...
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Reviewed on Aug. 22, 2007 by
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muttluvr76
Aug. 22, 2007
Scrumptious! I used three bananas (about 1 1/4 C. bananas) and added about 1/2 tsp. cinnamon, then frosted with homemade cream cheese icing and topped it off with walnuts. This is definitely a keeper!
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Scrumptious! I used three bananas (about 1 1/4 C. bananas) and added about 1/2 tsp. cinnamon,...
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Reviewed on Sep. 4, 2005 by
MTPURSE
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MTPURSE
Sep. 4, 2005
I made these for a picnic and everyone enjoyed them. I didn't frost, I just sprinkled the top with peanut butter chocolate chips as soon as they came out of the oven. Easy to carry to your destination and I will be making these again.
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I made these for a picnic and everyone enjoyed them. I didn't frost, I just sprinkled the top...
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Reviewed on Jan. 2, 2007 by
Maria
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Maria
Jan. 2, 2007
These are very, very good. Like some others, I used a 9 x 13 inch pan and extended the baking time. I just kept checking them every 10 minutes or so until the toothpick came out clean. I also added one chopped banana to the finished batter for a little more texture. The frosting is to die for and it makes a lot! (I used the frosting that Tricia Jaeger suggesteds in her review). A great recipe! Everyone loved these cake like bars!
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These are very, very good. Like some others, I used a 9 x 13 inch pan and extended the baking...
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Reviewed on Jul. 4, 2005 by
queendiva1
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queendiva1
Jul. 4, 2005
I made these and they were very good! I used 3 large bananas (probably was more then the 1 cup called for in the recipe), substituted 1 cup of cake flour for part of the all-purpose, and cut down on the sugar by 1/4 cup. If you refrigerate the bars after you frost them until the icing is firm, you can then cut them into individual servings and store in the freezer between wax paper sheets. They freeze beautifully and are great to have on hand for a quick dessert.
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I made these and they were very good! I used 3 large bananas (probably was more then the 1 cup...
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Reviewed on Jan. 25, 2005 by BLUEBUBBLYSODA
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BLUEBUBBLYSODA
Jan. 25, 2005
This recipe was GREAT!! I loved it so much. Instead of sour cream, I used vanilla yogurt and it tasted wonderful. I also added walnuts into the batter. The cake was also moist and really tasted like bananas!! I used only about 5 oz worth of cream cheese frosting made by myself. I also used over ripe bananas (REALLY GOOD). If you are bringing this dish to a fancy party or for some big event like a birthday, jazz it up like I did. I dyed the frosting a very pale yellow and I put dark chocolate shavings ontop, in fact it even looked like a BANANA!! Thanx again! YUM!
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This recipe was GREAT!! I loved it so much. Instead of sour cream, I used vanilla yogurt and...
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Reviewed on Jun. 22, 2003 by
DRAGONSHEART64
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Jun. 22, 2003