Banana Bars with Toasted Pecan Frosting

Name: Banana Bars with Toasted Pecan Frosting
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 1 h 10 min
Yield: 48 bars
Ingredients: Bar; 1 cup sugar; 3/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter softened; 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar; 1/2 cup sour cream; 2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs; 2 large (1 cup) ripe bananas, mashed; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon baking powder; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; Frosting; 1/4 cup Land O Lakes® Butter; 2 cups powdered sugar; 3 ounces cream cheese, softened; 1 teaspoon vanilla; 1/2 cup chopped pecans, toasted

Banana bars topped with a buttery frosting and crunchy pecans make a satisfying sweet treat.

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Ingredients

Bar

1 cup sugar

³/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter, softened

¹/₂ cup firmly packed brown sugar

¹/₂ cup sour cream

2 large Land O Lakes® Eggs

2 large (1 cup) ripe bananas, mashed

1 teaspoon vanilla

2 cups all-purpose flour

1 teaspoon baking powder

¹/₂ teaspoon baking soda

¹/₄ teaspoon salt

Frosting

¹/₄ cup Land O Lakes® Butter

2 cups powdered sugar

3 ounces cream cheese, softened

1 teaspoon vanilla

¹/₂ cup chopped pecans, toasted

How to make

STEP 1

Heat oven to 375°F. Grease 15x10x1-inch baking pan; set aside.
STEP 2

Combine sugar, 3/4 cup butter, brown sugar, sour cream and eggs in bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add bananas and vanilla. Continue beating until well mixed. Add all remaining bar ingredients; beat at low speed until well mixed.
STEP 3

Spread batter into prepared pan. Bake 17-20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely.
STEP 4

Melt 1/4 cup butter in 1-quart saucepan over medium heat. Cook, stirring constantly and watching closely, 5-6 minutes or until butter just starts to turn golden. (Butter will get foamy and bubble.) Remove from heat. Cool completely.
STEP 5

Combine browned butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese and vanilla in bowl. Beat at low speed, scraping bowl often, until smooth. Frost cooled bars. Sprinkle with pecans.