Frosted Banana Nut Bars

Name: Frosted Banana Nut Bars
Yield: Makes one 8-inch (20 cm) square pan | Cuts into 18 bars
Ingredients: ½ cup (125 mL) lightly toasted walnut pieces, plus extra for sprinkling; 1½ cups (375 mL) icing sugar, sifted; 3 Tbsp (45 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 egg, at room temperature; ½ cup (125 mL) light brown sugar; 1 tsp (5 mL) finely grated orange zest; 1 tsp (5 mL) vanilla extract; ¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature; ¼ tsp (1 mL) salt; 2 Tbsp (30 mL) orange juice; ⅔ cup (160 mL) mashed ripe banana (about 1 large or 2 small); ½ tsp (2 mL) baking powder; 1 cup (250 mL) all-purpose flour; ½ tsp (2 mL) vanilla extract; 1 Tbsp (15 mL) orange juice

Preparation info

Makes
one 8 inch

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Back to Baking

By Anna Olson

Published 2011

About

These bars are different from banana bread—they are sweeter and denser, and slice easily into little bites. The orange zest gives a nice nuance to the bars and the frosting dresses them up a bit.

Ingredients

Base

¼ cup (60 mL) unsalted butter, at room temperature
½ cup (125

Dessert
Vegetarian

Method

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Lightly grease and line an 8-inch (20 cm