Put those old, brown bananas to good use and whip up a batch of these easy and delicious banana bars for your afternoon coffee break. Heaven!
Easy Banana Bars
Ingredients-
- ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 1 cup sour cream
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 cup mashed bananas (2-3 whole bananas)
Instructions –
- Cream butter and sugar
- Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla
- Combine flour and baking soda and gradually ad to the creamed mixture
- Stir in the mashed bananas
- Spread the batter into greased 15 x 10 x 1 pan (or a 9 x 13 or 8 x 8 pan)
- Bake at 350 degrees for 20-25 minutes until a toothpick comes out clean
- Frost the bars after cooling completely
Cream Cheese Frosting
Ingredients– (you can double for more frosting)
- ½ package cream cheese
- ¼ cup butter, softened
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 cups powdered sugar
Instructions –
- Mix ingredients to form a creamy frosting
- Spread over banana bars
- Store in a sealed container in the refrigerator