Roasted Banana Bars With Browned Butter–pecan Frosting
"From Cooking Light."
- Ready In:
- 20mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Yields:
-
24 bars
ingredients
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Bars
- 2 cups sliced ripe bananas (about 3 medium)
- 1⁄3 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 tablespoon butter, chilled and cut into small pieces
- 9 ounces cake flour (about 2 1/4 cups)
- 3⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄4 cup fat-free buttermilk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄2 cup butter, softened
- 1 1⁄4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- baking spray with flour
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Frosting
- 1⁄4 cup butter
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1⁄3 cup reduced-fat cream cheese, softened
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1⁄4 cup pecans, chopped and toasted
directions
- Preheat oven to 400°.
- To prepare bars, combine banana, brown sugar, and 1 tablespoon butter in an 8-inch square baking dish. Bake at 400° for 35 minutes, stirring after 17 minutes. Cool slightly.
- Reduce the oven temperature to 375°.
- Weigh or lightly spoon cake flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine 9 ounces (about 2 1/4 cups) flour, soda, and baking powder in a medium bowl. Combine banana mixture, buttermilk, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in another medium bowl. Place 1/2 cup butter and granulated sugar in a large bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs to granulated sugar mixture; mix well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture alternating with banana mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
- Pour batter into a 13 x 9–inch baking pan coated with baking spray. Bake at 375° for 20 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack.
- To prepare frosting, melt 1/4 cup butter in a small saucepan over medium heat; cook 4 minutes or until lightly browned. Cool slightly. Combine browned butter, powdered sugar, cream cheese, and 1 teaspoon vanilla in a medium bowl; beat with a mixer until smooth. Spread frosting over cooled bars. Sprinkle with pecans.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Queen Dana
United States
I love trying new dishes. For me, food is a way of experiencing the world without leaving my home, and I'm hoping that as my two sons get older that I can convince them to come with me on my culinary adventures.
