Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

Wednesday, January 7, 2009

Banana Bars with Cream Cheese frosting

These banana bars are my all-time favorite. They’re so moist and delicious. The cream cheese frosting on top goes with the banana bars perfectly.

Banana Bars – from my mom (no idea where it came from originally) – makes ~3dozen bars1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
2 cups sugar
3 eggs
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 4 medium)
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
Pinch salt

Preheat oven to 350F. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugar. Beat in eggs, bananas, and vanilla.

Combine to flour, baking soda, and salt; add to creamed mixture and mix well.

Pour into a greased 15x10x1 inch baking pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until bars test done. Cool.

Frosting
1/2 cup softened butter or margarine
4 cups confectioners sugar
1 package (8 ounces) softened cream cheese
2 tsp. vanilla extract

Cream butter and cream cheese in a mixing bowl. Gradually add confectioners’ sugar and vanilla; beat well. Spread over bars.

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7 Responses to “Blackberry Cheesecake Swirled Brownies”

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Cara — April 27, 2012 at 11:03 pm

Many times I’ve thought about adapting this recipe to making a fruit-flavored cheesecake swirl, like strawberry or raspberry. You beat me to it! They look lovely and I’m sure tasted amazing!
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Elena — January 25, 2013 at 9:53 am
Thank you so much for sharing this great recipe! I tried and my family loved it!!!
- beantownbaker — January 27th, 2013 @ 4:13 pm
  
  So glad you guys enjoyed them!
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Kim — August 29, 2013 at 8:42 pm
This is amazing. Baked this last night using frozen blackberries and it turned out great. Thanks for sharing <3
- beantownbaker — August 30th, 2013 @ 7:23 am
  
  So glad you enjoyed them!
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louise — August 6, 2014 at 2:43 am
I’m so excited to try these! I have stacks of blackberries and felt sure they would go brilliantly with chocolate cake. I’d thought of making chic brownies served with fresh berries but these look even better! Thanks.
- beantownbaker — September 2nd, 2014 @ 7:28 pm
  
  Hope you enjoyed these.