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The Banana Bar My Guests Always Ask For — Ooey Gooey Banana Bars

Preview of The Banana Bar My Guests Always Ask For — Ooey Gooey Banana Bars
Prep
10 min
Cook
32 min
Total
42 min
Serves
12
Calories
680 kcal

Ingredients

  • 1 cupunsalted butter (melted)
  • 2 cupsbrown sugar
  • 1 tablespoonvanilla extract
  • 2 largeeggs (room temperature)
  • 2 cupsall-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoonkosher salt
  • 2 ripebananas (mashed)
  • ½ cupunsalted butter (room temperature)
  • 2 cupsconfectioners' sugar (sifted)
  • ½ teaspoonkosher salt
  • ¼ cupcaramel topping
  • 1 ½ teaspoonswhole milk (as needed)

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9x13-inch baking dish with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    In a large bowl, using a hand mixer, combine the melted butter and brown sugar. Add vanilla and mix until incorporated. Add eggs, mixing until blended. Add flour and salt, mixing well. Fold in mashed bananas.

  3. 3

    Pour the batter into the prepared pan and bake for 32-36 minutes, or until the center is set.

  4. 4

    Let the bars cool while preparing the frosting. In a stand mixer, combine room temperature butter, sifted confectioners' sugar, salt, and caramel topping. Mix on low speed then increase to high until smooth and fluffy. Adjust consistency with milk if needed. Frost the banana bars after they have cooled completely.