Frosted Banana Bars Recipe

Frosted Banana Bars

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

MAKES: 36 servings

Ingredients

  1/2 cup butter, softened
  2 cups sugar
  3 eggs
  1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
  1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  2 cups all-purpose flour
  1 teaspoon baking soda
  Dash salt

  FROSTING:
  1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened
  1/2 cup butter, softened
  4 cups confectioners' sugar
  2 teaspoons vanilla extract

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 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 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near 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. Yield: 3 dozen.

Nutritional Facts
1 bar equals 202 calories, 8 g fat (5 g saturated fat), 38 mg cholesterol, 100 mg sodium, 32 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 2 g protein.
Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.