Banana Bars With Vanilla Bean Cream Cheese Frosting Food

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees and grease a 15x10x1 inch pan.
• In a large bowl cream together butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs and vanilla and mix well. Next add mashed bananas and mix well.
• In a medium bowl whisk together flour, baking soda, and salt. Add to wet ingredients and mix until incorporated.
• Pour mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes or until an inserted toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool.
• To make the frosting, melt butter in a medium sauce pan. Once melted continue to boil until butter turns from a light yellow to a dark golden yellow. (This works best in a light-colored sauce pan so you can gauge the color of the butter)
• In a large bowl cream together the browned butter and cream cheese until smooth. Stir in vanilla and salt. Gradually mix in powdered sugar until completely incorporated and frosting is smooth.
• Spread frosting over cooled bars. Cut and serve OR cover and store at room temperature up to three days.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 and grease a 9x13x2 baking sheet with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a small bowl, combine flour, baking soda and salt and mix well.
• Set banana batter aside.
• Using a hand mixer, add softened butter and white sugar and beat well, for around 3 minutes, until butter is light and fluffy.
• Fold in 2 eggs, sour cream and vanilla into the butter bowl and beat well.
• Add mashed ripe bananas to the same mixture and combine again.
• Dump in dry flour ingredients and beat all ingredients just until mixed (do not over mix).
• Pour banana bar batter into prepared pan and bake for 25-30 minutes or until toothpick stuck in the center comes out clean.
• Let Banana bars cool completely before frosting or the whipped cream cheese frosting will melt.
• To decorate with frosting, its super easy to use pre-made cream cheese frosting. Use a piping bag and 1M frosting tip to really dress up the top layer or if short on time, simply spread frosting on with a spatula.
• Makes 24 square Banana Bars

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 10 x 15 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.
• 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
• In a small bowl beat whipping cream until stiff peaks form; set aside.
• In a large bowl combine cream cheese, sugar, salt and vanilla.
• Beat until smooth, and then fold in whipped cream.
• Frost the cooled bars and serve immediately or store them in an air tight container in refrigerator.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in bananas. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake), 20-25 minutes. Cool., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Frost bars. Store in the refrigerator.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in the eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into creamed mixture just until blended., Transfer to a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack., For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• 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.