Heavenly Banana Cream Bars Recipes

BANANA CREAM PIE BARS

Steps:

• Grind up Vanilla Wafer Cookies in a blender, until a fine crumb is reached.
• Mix crushed cookies and melted butter in a small bowl.
• Pour into the bottom of an 8x8 or 9x9 pan, lined with foil, for easier cutting and clean up.
• Place in the fridge for 10 minutes.
• Beat cream cheese until smooth.
• Add in sugar and beat for 2-3 minutes until smooth and creamy.
• Fold in the cool whip.
• Spread layer evenly over the top of the cookie crust.
• Add pudding mix to a large bowl, and pour in milk.
• Whisk for about 2 minutes until pudding starts to thicken.
• Fold in 1/2 cup of Cool Whip
• Pour pudding over the cheesecake layer and smooth top.
• Carefully spread remaining Cool Whip over the top and spread till smooth.
• Place in the fridge for about 3 hours before serving.
• Carefully lift edges of foil to remove the whole dessert, before slicing to make easier removal. Enjoy!

OLD-FASHIONED BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F). Line a 9x13 inch pan with parchment paper, allowing two of the sides to overlap; spray parchment paper lightly with non-stick spray and set aside.
• In a large bowl add the light brown sugar, granulated sugar, ripe mashed bananas, vanilla, oil, and eggs; beat well with a whisk to combine. Stir in the flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, nutmeg, and salt; stir until just combined. Pour batter into prepared pan, spreading smooth and into an even layer using a rubber spatula. Bake bars for 20-22 minutes, or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean or with just a few moist crumbs attached. Place the baking pan on a cooling wrack and cool the bars completely in the pan. Once bars are completely cooled, use the overlapping sides of the parchment paper as handles to carefully life them out of the pan. Gently spread on the cream cheese frosting, and cut into squares. Serve at once, or store in the fridge, uncut, for up to 2 days.
• While the cake is cooling, make your frosting!
• In the bowl of a stand-mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, or in a large bowl using an electric handheld mixer, beat the cream cheese, butter, and vanilla on medium-high speed until completely smooth; about 2 minutes. Reduce the speed to low and gradually add the sifted confectioners' sugar. Once all of the sugar has been added beat on high-speed for 1-2 minutes. Once the banana bars have completely cooled, gently spread the frosting over the bars, and decorate with banana slices, if desired. Then slice and serve! Store these bars in the fridge, covered, for up to 2 days. Not that I think they'll last that long ;)

BANANA BARS WITH CREAM CHEESE FROSTING

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, sour cream and vanilla. Combine flour, baking soda and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture. Stir in bananas. , Spread into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean (do not overbake), 20-25 minutes. Cool., For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese, butter and vanilla until fluffy. Gradually beat in enough confectioners' sugar to achieve desired consistency. Frost bars. Store in the refrigerator.

~ HEAVENLY BANANA CREAM CHEESE BARS ~

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degree F. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with nonstick spray. In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugar untill fluffy. Add eggs one at a time. Beat in vanilla, sour cream and bananas. Sift together the flour, sat and soda. Add to wet ingredients and beat just until incorporated.
• 2. Spread into prepared dish. Bake for 45 minutes or until pick comes out clean. Cool on rack.
• 3. Make frosting. In a medium bowl, beat together the cream cheese and butter. Next the vanilla. Beat in sugar a little at a time until all is added and creamy.
• 4. Spread frosting over cooled bars, sprinkle with pecans if desired, cut and serve!

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.

BANANA CREAM PIE BARS

Steps:

• COMBINE wafers and butter; press firmly onto bottom of 13x9-inch dish.
• MIX cream cheese and powdered sugar until well blended. Stir in 1-1/2 cups of the whipped topping. Spread evenly over crust; set aside.
• Cut bananas in slices;Arrange in a nice layer over the cream cheese mixture.
• POUR milk into large bowl. Add dry pudding mixes. Beat with wire whisk 2 minute Spoon over bananas.
• Spread top with remaining whipped topping. Sprinkle evenly with chocolate.
• Refrigerate at least 3 hours before serving. Store leftover dessert in refrigerator.
• If you would like you can go ahead and use reduced fat Nilla waffers, cool whip, milk, and pudding. It was once part of the original recipe. You can also go ahead and treat yourself and use the full fat version of all the ingredients also, they both come out wonderful and rich.

HEAVENLY BANANA CREAM BARS

Steps:

• 1. Combine graham crackers, 1/4 cup sugar, and melted butter. Press into a 9x13 pan and chill.
• 2. Combine cream cheese, 1/4 cup sugar, and cold milk. Beat until smooth. Fold in 1/2 tub of Cool Whip and spread over the crust.
• 3. Slice the bananas over the cream cheese layer.
• 4. Mix pudding and milk according to package directions. Pour over bananas.
• 5. Chill for several hours or overnight. Spread with remaining Cool Whip before serving.

BANANA NUT BARS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, bring butter and water to a boil. Remove from the heat; set aside. In a large bowl, beat the sugars, bananas, buttermilk, eggs and vanilla until blended. Combine flour and baking soda; gradually add to sugar mixture. Beat in butter mixture until blended. Stir in nuts., Pour into a greased 15x10x1-in. baking pan. Bake at 350° for 18-22 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a large bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add confectioners' sugar until smooth. Spread over bars. Store in the refrigerator.