Best Banana Bread Bars Recipes

BANANA BREAD BAKED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
• Beat applesauce and white sugar together in a bowl. Add oats, milk, eggs, baking powder, and salt to applesauce mixture; beat until evenly mixed. Stir banana into oat mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
• Stir brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over banana batter.
• Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing into bars.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. 1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts.
• 2. 2. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown.
• 3. 3. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat immediately.
• 4. 4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).

MOIST BANANA BREAD BARS WITH PEANUT BUTTER FROSTING & NUTELLA DRIZZLE RECIPE - (4.3/5)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour 9×12-inch glass baking pan. In a medium bowl, sift flour, baking soda and salt together. In a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter and eggs until creamy. Blend in mashed bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour mixture and blend for 1 minute. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20-25 minutes, or until golden brown. Remove from oven and let cool 5 minutes. Make frosting (recipe below) then ice banana bars. Heat desired amount of Nutella in a small bowl, then drizzle on top of bars. Serve warm or at room temperature. Peanut butter frosting recipe: Beat butter in a medium bowl on medium speed until light and fluffy. Beat in peanut butter, 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar, the cream and vanilla. Gradually beat in remaining 3 1/2 cups powdered sugar, beating after each addition until smooth.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
• Beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. Cool.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. Spread frosting over cooled banana bars.

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• 1. Cream butter and sugar, add eggs and mix well, add mashed bananas and mix well, add vanilla and mix well.
• 2. In a separate bowl mix flour, baking soda and salt. Mix well and add to first mixture and mix well.
• 3. Pour into a greased 15X10 Jelly Roll pan or use a cake pan and a small pan so the batter isn't so thick or it won't cook in the middle.
• 4. Bake 350 degrees for 25 min or until it tests done.
• 5. Cream Cheese Frosting 1/2 C butter 1 pkg cream cheese 4 Cups powdered sugar 2 teaspoons vanilla mix well and spread over cooled banana bars. Refrigerate to set Can refrigerate or leave out.

BANANA BREAD BARS RECIPE - (4.6/5)

Steps:

• 1. Heat oven to 375F. Grease and flour 15x10-inch jelly roll pan. For the bars, in a large bowl, beat together sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs until creamy. Blend in bananas and vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, salt, and blend for 1 minute. Stir in walnuts. 2. Spread batter evenly into pan. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until golden brown. 3. Meanwhile, for frosting, heat butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until boiling. Let the butter turn a delicate brown and remove from heat 4. Add powdered sugar, vanilla extract and milk. Whisk together until smooth (it should be thicker than a glaze but thinner than frosting). Using a spatula, spread the brown butter frosting over the warm bars (the frosting will be easier to spread while the bars are still warm).