Easy Banana Bread Bar Recipe
There is just something wholesome about Banana Bread. It’s a delicious cake suited for any part of the day…it has banana’s, that means it’s good for breakfast right? The one thing that didn’t really work well for me was cutting the cake and eating it on the go. Since having three kids under four, fast and easy snacks and desserts are a must. This Banana Bread Bar Recipe works for me and is just that! If you want to stay extra clean then consider skipping the icing, the bars taste equally good without. Sometimes fast and quick doesn’t involve tiny sticky fingers and faces 😉
Banana Bread Bars
Moist and dense these bars are good for any occasion as a dessert or snack.
Ingredients
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 2/3 cup milk
- 2 1/3 cups flour
- 1 2/3 cups sugar
- 1 1/4 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt
- 2/3 cup shortening
- 2/3 cup bananas ripe, mashed
- 2 eggs
Icing
- 1 pkg cream cheese about 8 oz, softened
- 1/4 cup butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups icing sugar
Instructions
Preheat oven at 350 F
Mix lemon juice and milk together
In a large bowl mix all dry ingredients together. Add the shortening, bananas and sour milk, mix until the flour is damp.
Beat the mixture for 2 minutes, add the eggs and beat again.
Bake in 2 greased and floured pans for 35min or until toothpick comes out clean.
Icing
In a large bowl beat the cream cheese, vanilla and butter until well blended.
Gradually add in the icing sugar, until completely mixed.
Recipe Notes
This recipe tastes equally as good with or without the icing, so if you want to save a few (or more) calories or sticky fingers...go without. You won't miss out on the delicious banana goodness!
Consider adding chocolate chips, blueberries or nuts to add some extra flavour!
Yummy Banana Bread Bars!
