Frosted Banana Bars Recipe

Ingredients

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

Directions

• In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Pour into greased 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool. For frosting, cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat well. Spread over bars.Yield: 3 dozen. 

Nutritional Facts

1 each: 202 calories, 8g fat (5g saturated fat), 38mg cholesterol, 100mg sodium, 32g carbohydrate (25g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.  Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1-1/2 fat.

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I got this recipe from the Taste of Home webpage found here.  Since bananas are plentiful and inexpensive here in Belize I was on the lookout for a good banana bar recipe.  I needed a bar recipe because I don't have a loaf pan yet, just cookie sheets.  I was happy to find this recipe on my google search.  (the first one I clicked onto.)