Roasted Banana Bars

Name: Roasted Banana Bars
Ingredients: FOR THE ROASTED BANANAS:; 3 whole Ripe Bananas; 1/3 cups Brown Sugar; 1 Tablespoon Butter; _____; FOR THE BARS:; 2 cups All-purpose Flour; 1/4 cups Cornstarch; 3/4 teaspoons Baking Soda; 1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder; 1-1/4 cup Sugar; 1/2 cups Butter; 2 whole Eggs; 1/4 cups Nonfat Buttermilk; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; _____; FOR THE FROSTING:; 1/4 cups Butter; 2 cups Powdered Sugar; 1/3 cups Reduced Fat Cream Cheese; 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract; 1/4 cups Chopped Pecans, To Sprinkle On Top

22 ingredients

8 steps

Ingredients

FOR THE ROASTED BANANAS:
3 whole Ripe Bananas
1/3 cups Brown Sugar
1 Tablespoon Butter
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FOR THE BARS:
2 cups All-purpose Flour
1/4 cups Cornstarch
3/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
1/2 teaspoons Baking Powder
1-1/4 cup Sugar
1/2 cups Butter
2 whole Eggs
1/4 cups Nonfat Buttermilk
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
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FOR THE FROSTING:
1/4 cups Butter
2 cups Powdered Sugar
1/3 cups Reduced Fat Cream Cheese
1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
1/4 cups Chopped Pecans, To Sprinkle On Top

Directions

1

Preheat oven to 400°F.
2

Combine the ingredients for the roasted bananas in a bowl. Once mixed, transfer to a baking dish. Bake at 400°F for 35 minutes, stirring after 17 minutes. Cool and set aside.
3

For the bars, combine flour, corn starch, soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Combine sugar and butter into another bowl. Add eggs and stir until creamy.
4

Combine banana mixture, buttermilk, and vanilla in another medium bowl. Add the banana mixture and sugar mixture into the flour mix. Stir well.
5

Pour batter into a 9 by 13 pan and bake for 20 minutes. Let cool.
6

For the frosting, melt the butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned.
7

In a medium bowl, stir sugar, cream cheese, vanilla and cooled browned butter. Stir until smooth.
8

Once bars are completely cooled, frost and sprinkle with pecans.