Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting are the perfect way to use leftover bananas!
When you find a couple of ripe bananas on your counter what is the first thing you think of ? Most likely – it’s banana bread! Well, next time you find a couple of ripe bananas give this recipe for banana bars a try – they are so yummy!
It makes a huge batch since it uses a big jellyroll pan so there are plenty to share. It’s a good “potluck” dessert since it makes so much My friend Jane Densley shared this recipe with me and it has become a family favorite.
My favorite part is the cream cheese frosting on top. Even people who don’t like bananas (that would be me) will love these banana bars.
They are moist and full of yummy banana flavor and the cream cheese frosting is amazing.
So if you have any leftover banana bars be sure and refrigerate them so the cream cheese doesn’t go bad.
This recipe was originally posted on December 2, 2007 but was in sore need of new photos. It’s just too good of a recipe not have good photos!
Banana Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 1/2 cup butter
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp. vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 2 medium ripe mashed bananas enough to make 1 cup
Frosting:
- 8 oz. cream cheese softened
- 1/2 cup butter soft
- 2 tsp. vanilla
- 4 cups powdered sugar
Instructions
- Cream: sugar, butter, eggs
- Add: sour cream, vanilla
- Combine and add dry ingredients: flour, baking soda, salt
- Stir in ripe mashed bananas (enough to make 1 cup).
- Bake at 350 for 20-25 minutes in jelly roll pan
Frosting:
- Mix all ingredients together. Spread over cooled banana bars
I made this tonight, and it was wonderful! Of course. All your recipes are fantastic.
Marah, Thank you so much. Glad you enjoyed these too!
What is the size of the pan? I have seen different sizes labeled as Jelly Roll Pans. What prep did you do on the pan? I usually grease and flour.
Those banana bars look so good! thanks, we shall try it.
Delicious! The smell of these baking was heavenly. I was making caramel chocolate pretzel rods while these were cooking and just had to experiment so I made caramel frosting instead of the cream cheese. Another great Leigh Anne recipe. Thanks!
Made these for a church event and everyone loved them. Definitely will make again. Love how it makes a bunch for a big crowd.
I made these this morning for my husband to take to a work meeting. I made him try them before he left–and he said that I might be setting the bar too high for the other wives!
I finally had some this afternoon–delicious. I’m not big on cream cheese frosting so I enjoyed mine without, but it was awesome. Thanks for posting this. We always have over ripe bananas and banana bread was getting old!
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I am so glad your family enjoyed all the fun treats – it sounds like you provided quite a spread. I visited your blog and saw your darling Ceseley. Glad she is doing so well. My Cali was 5 lbs. 4 oz. when we brought her home from the hospital – just a little bag of bones is what we called her. She was 4 weeks early too!
My sis-in-law shared your blog with me several weeks ago, and it’s become one of my favorites. Last weekend we had lots of family in town for our daughter’s baby blessing, and it provided a chance for me to try out several of your recipes (e.g., Banana Bars, Lemon White Chunk Cookies, RK Treats, & Nordy Bars). I wanted to try a couple others, but I ran out of time & energy. Everything was yummy and was gobbled up quickly. I had lots of requests for the recipes, so I happily shared your site with them. Thanks so much for sharing!