These moist, sweet banana bars frosted with rich, toffee brown butter frosting are the best banana bar recipe ever! You will love these frosted banana bars with cream cheese frosting.
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time1 hourhr10 minutesmins
45 minutesmins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: banana bars, banana bars with brown butter frosting, banana bars with cream cheese frosting, frosted banana bars
Servings: 24
Author: Modern Honey® - www.modernhoney.com
Ingredients
Banana Bars:
3/4cup or 12 TablespoonsButter *(softened)
1 3/4cupsSugar
1/2cupBrown Sugar
3largeEggs
2teaspoonsVanilla Extract
3Ripe Bananas(mashed)
1teaspoonFresh Lemon Juice(optional)
1 1/2cupsButtermilk
3cupsFlour
1teaspoonBaking Soda
3/4teaspoonBaking Powder
1/2teaspoon Salt
Brown Butter Frosting:
1/2cupButter
(1)8-ounce pkg.Cream Cheese(softened)
3cupsPowdered Sugar
1teaspoonVanilla Bean Paste or Vanilla
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 275 degrees. This is definitely a low temperature but it is what helps to keep the banana cake extra moist.
In a large mixing bowl, cream butter, sugar, and brown sugar for 5 minutes or until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time, mixing in between. Stir in vanilla.
In a small bowl, mash bananas with lemon juice. Add bananas to bowl and mix well. Stir in buttermilk.
Add flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Pour into greased 9 x 13 pan.
Bake for 70-75 minutes or until baked in the middle. Let cool at room temperature or place in freezer for 45 minutes to 1 hour to keep moist (put oven mitts underneath pan).
Brown Butter Frosting:
Start by browning the butter in a saucepan by melting the butter and allowing it to turn into a light golden brown color. Do not overcook the butter or it can burn. Remove the brown butter from theheat and place it in a mixing bowl.
Once the butter cooled for about 20 minutes, add the cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla, and beat until light and fluffy. Frost the chilled banana bars with the brown butter cream cheese frosting.
Store in the refrigerator or freezer until ready to serve. Cut into bars and serve.
Notes
This equals 1 1/2 sticks of butter (3/4 cup or 12 Tablespoons)Can I freeze Banana Bars? Absolutely! These frosted banana bars are one of my favorite desserts to freeze because the bars stay so moist for a long period of time. I suggest placing them in a freezer-safe container and the bars will freeze for several months.