Best Cinnamon Chip Banana Bars Recipes

BANANA CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Spray 9x13 pan with cooking spray.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, granulated sugar, and brown sugar.
• Add egg and vanilla and mix well.
• Stir in mashed bananas.
• Add flour, baking powder, and salt.
• Mix well. Stir in chocolate chips.
• Pour into prepared 9x13 pan.
• Bake for 25 minutes.
• Let cool and cut into bars.

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Grease bottom and sides of rectangular pan, 13x9x2 inches, with shortening. In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, bananas, oil and eggs with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Spread in pan.
• Bake bars 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• Meanwhile, in medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread cooled bars with Cream Cheese Frosting. For bars, cut into 6 row by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator.

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 15x10x1 inch baking sheet with parchment paper or grease with nonstick baking spray. Set aside.
• Mash bananas with a fork or electric mixer. It's okay if it's a little chunky. Add vanilla. Stir. Set aside.
• This picture doesn't show this, but I'd recommend creaming butter and sugar, salt, baking soda, and cinnamon together. Start beating on low speed and gradually increase speed to medium. Add eggs and sour cream. Continue beating for about one minute, or until the mixture is light and fluffy.
• Add mashed bananas to sour cream/egg mixture. Stir to combine.
• Add flour. Stir or mix until completely incorporated. Don't overmix.
• Pour cake batter into prepared jelly roll pan. Smooth into an even layer.
• Bake cake for 20-22 minutes. It should spring back when you touch it. Be careful to not overbake. Remove from the oven to cool. NOTE: I like to do step 7 as soon as I put the cake in the oven. That way the brown butter is partially cooled by the time the cake is baked.
• Heat a skillet to medium heat. Add butter. Stir frequently until the butter is completely melted and is slightly brown. It should smell nutty. Remove from heat and let cool slightly. Using an electric mixer, whip cream cheese until smooth. While the mixer is on low gradually add the butter. Mix until smooth and creamy.
• Add powdered sugar and a pinch of kosher salt, vanilla, almond extract, and a few tablespoons of cream. Mix with a whip attachment.
• Add additional cream as needed for the right consistency. It should be smooth and a little more like a glaze rather than a frosting.
• Drizzle frosting on the cake and gently spread. It's easier to frost while the banana bars and the frosting are both a little bit warm. Completely cool. Cut into squares.

BANANA BARS WITH CHOCOLATE CHIPS

Steps:

• Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line an 8x8 inch baking pan with parchment paper so that the parchment overhangs two opposite sides like handles. Lightly coat with nonstick spray and set aside.
• Mash the bananas in a mixing bowl. Double check the measurement to ensure you have 1 cup (less will make the bars dry; more and they may not bake all the way through). Stir in the coconut sugar, butter, milk, egg, and vanilla until well blended.
• In a separate bowl, stir together the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt. Add the dry ingredients to the bowl with the wet ingredients. With a wooden spoon or spatula, stir to combine, stopping as soon as the flour disappears. Fold in 1/3 cup chocolate chips.
• Scrape the batter into the prepared baking pan and smooth the top. Sprinkle the remaining 2 tablespoons chocolate chips on top. Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean with just a few moist crumbs clinging to it. Place the pan a wire rack to cool completely, then using the parchment handles, lift the bars onto a cutting board. Slice into squares of desired size and enjoy!

CINNAMON CHIP BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• In a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, nuts (if using), baking soda, and salt; set mixture aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter with a mixer until light and fluffy.
• Beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined.
• Press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until the crust turns golden brown.
• Remove from the oven.
• Top the partially baked crust with the sliced bananas and chips.
• Top with remaining oat mixture.
• Lightly pack down with the back of a pancake turner.
• Return to oven and bake for about 25 minutes more, or until the top is lightly browned.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• To serve, cut into bars in the size of your choice.
• Store any leftover bars, covered, in the fridge.

FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. 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 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in 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.

SPICED CHOCOLATE CHIP BANANA COOKIE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13-inch baking pan.
• Mix sugar, sour cream, butter, and eggs in a large bowl using an electric mixer on low speed for 2 to 3 minutes. Scrape bowl and add bananas, vanilla extract, and rum flavoring; beat well.
• Combine flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, ginger, and nutmeg in a bowl; mix well. Stir flour mixture into banana mixture and beat on medium speed until well mixed, 1 to 2 minutes. Fold in chocolate chips. Spread batter into the prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into bars.