Frosted Banana Bars

I LOVE making banana bread. I have to tell you I'm not a HUGE banana fan. I only eat them if they are mixed into muffins or some type of bread. This recipe is really good the bars come out so moist and I rally like the cream cheese frosting that you put on them. They make a tons so they are also great to give away.

FYI: When bananas start getting brown and nasty throw them in your freezer so that when you want to make anything that requires bananas you will have them an hand and all you have to do is defrost them.

Frosted Banana Bars

(from Taste of Home)

½ cup butter, softened

2 cups sugar

3 eggs

1-1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 3 medium)

1 teaspoon vanilla extract 2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking soda

Dash salt

Cream Cheese Frosting:

1 package (8 ounces) cream cheese, softened

½ cup butter, softened

4 cups confectioners' sugar

2 teaspoons vanilla extract

In a large mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. 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 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack.For frosting, in a small mixing bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars. Yield: 3 dozen.

15 min. Bake: 20 min. + cooling

Source: The Sisters Cafe