Banana Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting
Decadent banana bars with cream cheese frosting are a moist and tender dessert with a creamy sweet topping.

Ingredients
12 servings
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Grease a 9x13 pan.
- Mix flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt in a bowl and set aside.
- Cream butter and sugar with hand mixer until fluffy.
- Add eggs, milk, mashed banana, & lemon juice. Mix well.
- Stir the flour mixture and chopped nut into the wet mixture.
- Spread into the prepared pan and bake for 20 to 25 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean. Cool completely.
- While the bars are cooling, beat cream cheese and butter with a hand mixer until fluffy. Mix in vanilla and a pinch of salt.
- Add powdered sugar, a bit at a time, until incorporated. Spread over the banana bars and serve.
Nutrition per serving
Protein4g
Carbs50g
Fat20g
388kcal
4gProtein
50gCarbs
20gFat
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$606.00
$606.00
Per Serving
$51.00/serving
$51.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1212.00 vs buying!
~$1212.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (88% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| all-purpose flour | 1.5 cups | $12.00 |
| baking soda | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| cinnamon | 0.5 tsp | $15.00 |
| salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| unsalted Challenge butter | 0.5 cup | $130.00 |
| granulated sugar | 1 cup | $39.00 |
| eggs | 2 large | $65.00 |
| milk | 0.333 cup | $8.00 |
| mashed bananas | 0.5 cup | - |
| fresh lemon juice | 1 tsp | $3.00 |
| finely chopped pecans | 0.5 cup | - |
| cream cheese | 4 oz | $168.00 |
| unsalted Challenge butter | 3 tbsp | $49.00 |
| vanilla extract | 1 tsp | $76.00 |
| pinch salt | 1 | $20.00 |
| powdered sugar | 1.5 cups | $19.00 |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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