Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Soft and moist banana bar topped with silky cream cheese frosting that's not too sweet.
Ingredients
Bar
- 80 grams unsalted butter
- 20 grams milk powder
- 65 grams granulated sugar
- 175 grams bananas around 2 medium bananas
- 1 large egg
- 1 tbsp vanilla extract
- 105 grams all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1/4 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp table salt
Frosting
- 130 grams white chocolate chopped
- 45 grams heavy cream
- 170 grams cream cheese
Instructions
Bar
- Preheat oven to 350℉ and line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper. If the parchment isn't staying, spray the pan with nonstick cooking spray before placing on the parchment paper.
- In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium heat.
- Add milk powder continue cooking, whisking constantly, until golden brown.
- Add granulated sugar and whisk until smooth. Take the mixture off the heat and set aside.
- In a large bowl, mash bananas until no large chunks remain.
- Add egg and vanilla extract. Whisk until smooth.
- Add butter and sugar mixture. Whisk until smooth.
- Fold in flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt until just combined. There should not be any streaks of the flour mixture left.
- Pour into prepared pan and spread smooth.
- Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Let cool.
Frosting
- In a medium bowl or large bowl, combine chocolate and heavy cream.
- Microwave in 10 second intervals, whisking in between, until smooth.
- Add cream cheese and whip with an electric mixer for at least 5 minutes, or until smooth.
- Spread frosting on top of the cooled banana bars. Slice and serve.