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Banana Split Bars

Last updated on November 6, 2019 By Anna

My idea of Banana Split Bars is our family’s “Banana Split Dessert”, This recipe is different. It’s a cream cheese frosting topped cakey banana bar recipe that includes pineapples, cherries and nuts for the banana split bars theme. As far as cakey bar cookies go, these are delicious.

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Banana Split Bars

Banana Split Bars are a cakey bar cookie take on the ice cream dessert. These could also double as cake.
Prep Time10 mins
Cook Time30 mins
Total Time40 mins
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Servings: 24
Author: Cookie Madness

Ingredients

  • 2 cups all-purpose flour 9 oz/250 grams
  • 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 2 extra-ripe medium bananas pureed or mashed
  • 1 cup granulated sugar
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 Β½ teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 8 oz can crushed pineapple drained
  • 1/4 cup maraschino cherries drained, halved, patted dry
  • 1/2 cup toasted chopped walnuts optional

Icing:

  • 4 tablespoons butter softened
  • 3 oz cream cheese softened
  • 1 1/2 to 2 cups powdered sugar more if desired
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla
  • 1-2 tablespoons whole milk

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 13x9 inch metal pan with non-stick foil or parchment paper.
  • Mix together flour, baking soda, salt and cinnamon; set aside.
  • Beat pureed bananas, sugar, eggs, oil, and vanilla together in a large mixing boil. Add flour mixture and stir until blended. Stir in pineapple, cherries and walnuts. Pour batter into pan and spread to edges.
  • Bake 30-35 minutes. Cool completely, and then frost with icing. Decorate with extra cherries and nuts if desired.
  • Icing: Combine butter and cream cheese and beat until fluffy. Add sugar, stir well and then beat until light. It’s best to use an electric mixer for this. Beat in vanilla. Add 1-2 tablespoons of milk and beat until light and fluffy. Ice bars.

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  1. kitty62

    August 29, 2009 at 10:17 am

    This recipe was a thumbs up all the way. good way to get rid of those over ripe bananas. the only thing i didnt put in it was the walnut…..but only because i didnt have any. yum-yum-yum!! thank you again for another winner.

  2. Anna

    August 11, 2009 at 7:24 pm

    Glad you liked the bars, Bev!

  3. Bev

    August 11, 2009 at 7:18 pm

    I had a few over ripe bananas, so I was searching your site last evening looking for a recipe. I decided to give these a try. I didn’t have crushed pineapple, so I substituted part of a can of Dole Tropical fruit. I pureed the fruit first. YUM! These bars are awesome. This recipe is going in my go-to file for sure! πŸ™‚

  4. Allison

    July 15, 2008 at 3:11 pm

    Hi Anna!

    I just discovered your blog a few weeks ago, and I’ve been drooling over it ever since!

    I made these bars this weekend, and they were a big hit with the whole crowd. We’re not walnut-loving folks, and we are major chocoholics, so I figured it would be an acceptable yet still banana-split related swap to put in chocolate chips instead of walnuts, and then melted chocolate chips to drizzle across the top.

    Due to the added sweetness of the chocolate, these were VERY rich, so just cut them into bite sized pieces.

  5. giz

    July 1, 2008 at 10:03 pm

    I saw the picture, hit the tag button right away and then started reading. I’ll have this made before the end of the week – wow, wow, wow.

  6. Katrina

    July 1, 2008 at 3:37 pm

    Darn it, Anna. You’ve done it again–sabotaged my diet, that is! πŸ˜‰ I just happened to have everything to make these–the pineapple was even open in the fridge and needed to be used. I was going to make my usual banana muffins today anyway, so I made these. I made some minor changes, which I will post on my blog, but I did make them in mini muffins pans instead of in a sheet for bars and I really can’t decide if they fall in the muffin category or the cupcake category. I want to call them muffins, so they are “better” for me to eat, but I also iced them and am just not sure that falls into the “healthier” category. At least I made them mini size, I think one will be okay, right! They are de-lish!
    Hope you’ve had a great day at sea world with the girls!

  7. Carole R.

    July 1, 2008 at 1:23 pm

    Just finished icing these. Now if I can only leave them alone until dinner.

    Very fast and easy recipe.

  8. Patricia Scarpin

    July 1, 2008 at 11:41 am

    I love the name already, Anna. πŸ™‚
    have fun!

  9. Louise

    July 1, 2008 at 9:08 am

    Hi Anna,

    Those banana bars look scrumptious! I don’t mind watching them while you’re having fun at Sea World. (of course they may be all gone by the time you return:) Kudos to those girls of yours. I’m sure they deserve every last splash of FUN!

  10. Anna

    June 30, 2008 at 7:14 pm

    Well, we are all packed. Good luck with the bar cookies!

    Debbie, to answer your question, these bars are denser and richer than the tropical banana bars and the frosting makes them even better.

  11. Heidi

    June 30, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    We just made the trip from Austin to San Antone last weekend. ugh there is not enough shade at that place! Stay cool and avoid the splash zone! πŸ˜‰

  12. Debbi

    June 30, 2008 at 6:00 pm

    Hi, I have some older banana’s to use this week. What did you like better, the banana split bars or the tropical banana bread? They seem very similar and both look delicious.

  13. Clumbsy Cookie

    June 30, 2008 at 4:25 pm

    What a great smell to have at home! Have fun tomorrow with Fuzz!

  14. Carole R.

    June 30, 2008 at 3:36 pm

    Since it is very cool I will be making these tonight, as son as Al gets home with my maraaschino cherries. I have some bananas that have reached to “use or lose stage”.

    Have fun at Sea World with the Brownie troop. Post lots of pictures.

    Lizzie, by the way, is one cute pup. But she already knows that.

  15. beth

    June 30, 2008 at 2:26 pm

    These look great. Im always looking for ways to use up the over ripe banana’s that no-one wants to eat in our house. These are going to be a must try!

  16. VeggieGirl

    June 30, 2008 at 2:25 pm

    Banana Split bars?? Yes, please!!

    Have fun at Sea World tomorrow!!

  17. Cathy - www.wheresmydamnanswer.com

    June 30, 2008 at 2:00 pm

    Yum – this is a perfect treat to make for the 4th of July bbq…

    Thanks for this one –

    Have a great time at Sea World – I lived in SD for about 5 years and do I miss it!!

    Cheers
    Cathy
    http://www.wheresmydamnanswer.com

  18. Janice

    June 30, 2008 at 1:51 pm

    Have a great time at Sea World!
    Congratulations to Fuzz and her pals for the great cookie sales.
    Lizzie and Fuzz pic in the tub is adorable;-)
    Thanks for this recipe, I am rushing out to beg my produce guy for ripe bananas.

  19. Janet

    June 30, 2008 at 1:35 pm

    OH yum, you are leaving us with “homework to do” by trying these recipes;-) lol Have a great time at Sea World! I look forward to hearing about it when you get back online.

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