Frosted Banana Bars
Frosted banana bars are crazy good! Full of banana flavoring with vanilla frosting and walnuts. An easy way to use up ripe bananas!
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 442kcal
Ingredients
Banana Bars
- ½ cup butter softened
- ¼ cup sour cream
- ¾ cup sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
Frosting
- ½ cup butter softened
- 3 cups powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3-4 Tablespoons milk
- ½ cup chopped nuts optional
Instructions
- Mix butter and sugar together. Add eggs, sour cream, and vanilla. Mix in mashed bananas.
- Add in dry ingredients and mix thoroughly.
- Spread batter in a greased 9x13 baking dish and bake at 350 degrees for 25-28 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out dry.
- Mix frosting ingredients together and spread over cooled banana bars. Sprinkle with ½ cup chopped walnuts (optional).
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Notes
🍌How To Scale This recipe
- To bake in a 9"x13" pan, make a single batch and bake for 25 minutes. Make a single batch of frosting.
- To bake in a 10"x15" jelly roll pan, make 1 ½ batches and bake for 25-28 minutes. Make a single batch of frosting.
- To bake in a 13"x18" half sheet pan, make a double batch — doubling all the ingredients except the eggs (use 3 eggs, as you would for 1 ½ batches) —and bake for 28-30 minutes. Make 1 ½ batches of frosting.
Nutrition
Calories: 442kcal | Carbohydrates: 62g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 21g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 5g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 303mg | Potassium: 174mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 46g | Vitamin A: 574IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 28mg | Iron: 1mg
