Banana or Pumpkin Bars

Banana Bars:
1/2 c. butter
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs
2 c. flour
1 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. salt
1 c. mashed bananas (2-3 large bananas)
1 tsp. vanilla
1 c. sour cream

Cream butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time. Next add sour cream and vanilla; mix well. Add dry ingredients and mix well. Fold in mashed bananas. Pour into a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 15-20 minutes.

1/4 c butter
8 oz cream cheese
3/4 c pwd sugar
1/2 tsp vanilla
8 oz cool whip

 For icing: 
cream 1/4 c. butter and 8 oz. softened cream cheese. Add 3/4 c. powdered sugar and 1/2 tsp. vanilla. Fold in 8 oz. cool whip. Spread over cooled banana bars.

From Jessica Taggart


I also tried making pumpkin bars with this recipe.  I just substituted the pumpkin for the bananas and added some cinnamon also.  They were even better than the banana bars!  Both are really good!

Banana Nut Bread

Recipe from the Lion House

1/2 c. margarine
1 c. sugar
2 eggs
1 c. mashed bananas (the more ripe the better)
1/4 c. milk
1 tsp lemon juice
2 c flour
1 1/2 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 c. chopped nuts

Cream margarine and sugar together. Add eggs and beat. Add bananas, milk, and lemon juice. Sift dry ingredients and add. Add nuts. Bake in well greased 8x4x3 inch loaf pan for one hour at 350 degrees.