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

Moist Banana Bread Bars with Peanut Butter Frosting & Nutella Drizzle Recipe - (4.3/5) image

Provided by cecelia26_

Number Of Ingredients 16

Peanut butter frosting:
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup sour cream
1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, at room temperature
2 eggs, at room temperature
1 3/4 cups (3-4) ripe bananas, mashed
2 tsp. vanilla extract
2 cups flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
Nutella
1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
1/2 cup creamy peanut butter (I used Jif)
4 cups powdered sugar
2 tbsps. heavy cream
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract

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.