Roasted Banana Bars with Butter Pecan Frosting

You should bake these just because of how they make your house smell.... it's DIVINE!

Step 1:

Preheat oven to 400 and mix together:

2 cups of ripe bananas (about 3-4 bananas)

1/3 cup brown sugar

1 TBSP butter

Bake for 15 minutes. Stir. Bake another 20 minutes. Cool slightly.

Step 2:

Reduce oven temp to 375.

Mix together in bowl #1:

2 1/4 cups of flour

3/4 tsp baking soda

3/4 tsp baking powder

Mix together in bowl #2:

1 1/4 cups sugar

1/2 melted butter

1 tsp vanilla

2 eggs

Mix together in bowl #3 (yes it's a lot of dirty dishes, but SOOO worth it!!):

the banana mixture (slightly cooled)

1/4 cup buttermilk

Mix together contents of Bowl #1 and Bowl #2.

Once they are well-blended, add Bowl #3. It is important to add the banana mixture last.

Bake in a greased 13x9 pan for 20 minutes at 375.

Cool completely before frosting.

While the bars are cooling, you can make the frosting:

Melt 1/4 cup of butter in a small saucepan and cook until lightly browned (do not microwave...you want the effect of cooking it on the stove!)

Cool slightly.

In a mixing bowl- mix the melted butter, 3 ounces of softened cream cheese, 1 tsp vanilla and 2 cups of powdered sugar. Beat until well-blended. Spread over the cooled bars and then top with chopped pecans.

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