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A frosted banana bar with maple buttercream frosting on a white plate.
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Banana Bars with Maple Buttercream Frosting

Moist, flavorful Banana Bars are so good with maple buttercream frosting on top!
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings 48
Calories 143kcal
Author Tonia Larson

Ingredients

Banana Bars

  • 4 ounces cream cheese softened
  • ½ cup butter softened
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1 cup sugar
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1 cup mashed ripe bananas
  • 2 cups flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda

Maple Buttercream Frosting:

Instructions

Banana Bars

  • Bake at 350˚F. Beat together cream cheese, butter, and vanilla.
  • Add granulated sugar and brown sugar and beat for 1-2 minutes.
  • Mix in eggs and mashed bananas.
  • Add flour, salt and baking soda. Mix until smooth.
  • Spread into a greased jelly roll pan.
  • Bake at 350˚F for 20-24 minutes.

Maple Buttercream Frosting

  • Beat together cream cheese and butter for 1 minute.
  • Add maple flavoring and vanilla. Beat until smooth and fluffy.
  • Add powdered sugar slowly, 1 cup at a time, beating between each cup. (I put my splash guard on my Kitchen Aid mix and left it on low while slowly pouring in the powdered sugar. Then, turned it on high to beat it in, and then repeated the process.)
  • Add heavy cream and beat well.

Notes

Cover the bars and store them in the fridge for 3-4 days. Or transfer them to an airtight container and store them in the freezer for 3-4 weeks.

Nutrition

Serving: 1slice | Calories: 143kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 98mg | Potassium: 38mg | Fiber: 0.3g | Sugar: 17g | Vitamin A: 206IU | Vitamin C: 0.4mg | Calcium: 11mg | Iron: 0.3mg
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