Banana Bars Recipe
Delicious, flavorful banana buttermilk muffins. They are a family favorite!
Servings: 20 Bars
Calories: 471kcal
Ingredients
- 3 cup flour
- 1 ½ cup sugar
- 1 ½ tsp. baking soda
- 1 ½ tsp. baking powder
- ½ tsp. salt
- 3 eggs
- ¾ cup butter
- 1 ½ cup buttermilk
- 4 large mashed bananas
Cream Cheese Frosting
- 1 cup butter room temp
- 4 oz cream cheese room temp
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-2 tbsp milk as needed
- 6 cups powder sugar
Instructions
- Mix together dry ingredients
- In a separate bowl mix wet ingredients, omitting bananas.
- While mixing alternate adding in your dry ingredients and bananas to your wet ingredients.
- Bake at 350°F (180°C) for 20-25 min in a jelly roll or half sheet pan. Let cool before frosting.
Cream Cheese Frosting
- Cream together cream cheese and butter for about 2 minutes, until they are nice and fluffy.
- while mixing add in vanilla and powder sugar. If needed add in milk. Beat for 4-5 minutes after all ingredients are added and frosting will be nice and smooth.
- Frost cake when its cooled. Serve!
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Notes
For gluten-free banana bars use Cup-4-Cup brand gluten-free flour. Add in the same amount as the recipe calls for regular flour.
Nutrition
Calories: 471kcal | Carbohydrates: 72g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 20g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 364mg | Potassium: 153mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 54g | Vitamin A: 654IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 62mg | Iron: 1mg