Description
Thanksgiving Banana Bread Squares with Cream Cheese Frosting are a delightful twist on a classic dessert, perfect for the holiday season. These moist, spiced banana bread squares topped with a rich cream cheese frosting are sure to evoke feelings of nostalgia and warmth at your Thanksgiving gathering. Easy to make and irresistibly delicious, they’re a treat everyone will love.
Ingredients
Scale
- 3 ripe bananas (about 1 cup mashed)
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ? cup granulated sugar
- ? cup brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ? tsp salt
- ? cup unsalted butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 8 oz cream cheese, softened
- 2 cups powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350?F (175?C). Grease a square baking dish or line it with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth.
- In another bowl, whisk together flour, granulated sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Combine melted butter and eggs with the mashed bananas; stir until mixed.
- Fold dry ingredients into the wet mixture until just combined. Pour into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes or until a toothpick comes out clean.
- While cooling, beat together cream cheese, powdered sugar, and vanilla extract for the frosting. Spread over cooled squares before serving.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 square (approximately 80g)
- Calories: 210
- Sugar: 18g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 31g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 40mg