Glazed Banana Nut Bars Recipes

BANANA BREAD BARS WITH BROWN BUTTER FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 15x10-inch jelly roll pan.
• Beat white sugar, sour cream, 1/2 cup softened butter, and eggs in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Beat in bananas and 2 teaspoons vanilla extract. Add flour, baking soda, and salt; mix for 1 minute. Stir walnuts into batter until evenly incorporated. Spread batter in prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until golden, about 27 minutes. Cool.
• Melt 1/2 cup butter in a large saucepan over medium heat until bubbling and golden brown, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove from heat.
• Whisk confectioners' sugar, milk, and vanilla extract into melted butter until a smooth frosting consistency is reached. Spread frosting over cooled banana bars.

GLAZED BANANA NUT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C); grease a 15X10X1 pan.
• In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; Add egg substitute and vanilla.
• Combine flours, baking powder, salt , baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
• Combine bananas and milk; add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the banana mixture, mixing well.
• Stir in nuts; pour the batter into the greased baking pan and bake approximately 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
• Cool on wire rack and while it cools make the glaze.
• Glaze: cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl; stir in vanilla and enough of the boiling water until it reaches the desire consistency.
• Spread the glaze over the completely cool bars and sprinkle with chopped walnuts; cut in bars to serve.
• Do not spread the glaze over the bars if they are still warm or it will seperate; the bars must be room temperature.

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.