Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting Recipe

Delicious banana cake bars with luscious cream cheese icing. Create this sheet cake banana bars recipe using two bowls and a whisk for a quick and easy dessert everyone will love!

Banana Bar – 2 cups (240 g) all purpose flour – 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon – ¾ teaspoon baking soda – ½ teaspoon salt – 1¼ cups mashed bananas about 2 medium banana – ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, melted and cooled to warm – 1¾ cups (350 g) granulated sugar – 2 large eggs (US), room temperature – 1 cup (240 g) sour cream, room temperature – 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract Cream Cheese Frosting for Banana Bar – 8 oz. (226 g) cream cheese, room temperature – ½ cup (113 g) unsalted butter, room temperature – 2 teaspoons (10 ml) vanilla extract – ¼ teaspoon salt – 3½ cups (420 g) powdered sugar – 1 tablespoons (15 ml) milk, as needed

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Heat oven to 350 F (177 C). Slightly grease a 15 x 10 (or 9 x 13) pan. Mix flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt in a basin. 

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Oven to 350 F (177 C). Lightly butter a 15 x 10 (or 9 x 13) pan. A basin should have flour, baking soda, ground cinnamon, and salt. 

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Make sure there are no visible flour fragments when you whisk the dry components into the wet mixture.

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Bake the banana cake for 20–25 minutes until it springs back when touched. The banana bread bars' borders will also pull away from the pan.

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Bring the pan's bars down to room temperature. Allow the cake to cool fully before applying the cream cheese frosting. 

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Cream cheese frosting for banana bars is produced by frothing butter and cream cheese. Powdered sugar, vanilla, and 1 tsp (5 ml) milk. Cream cheese frosting should be silky.

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Frost cooled banana sheet cake bars with cream cheese. If icing is too warm or soft, refrigerate banana bars for 20–30 minutes. Slice and enjoy!

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