These Marble Banana Bread Bars are going to be your new favorite go to breakfast/snack. If you want to personalize them a little bit, add chopped nuts or chocolate chips to make them extra yummy!

Preparation time: 50 minutes
Yields: 8 portions

Ingredients:

For the banana bars:

• 3 bananas, ripped
• 1 ¼ cups of sugar
• ¾ cup of butter, room temperature
• 1 ¾ cups of all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• ¼ cup of Greek yogurt
• ¼ cup of cocoa powder
• 1 tsp of baking powder
• A pinch of salt
• 1 tbsp of vanilla extract

For the frosting:

• 3 cups of powdered sugar
• 1 cup of cream cheese
• 1 tbsp of vanilla extract
• A pinch of salt

Method:

For the banana bread bars:

1. Preheat the oven to 350º F.
2. In a bowl, add your bananas and smash them using a potato masher or a fork. Set aside.
3. In a second bowl, cream together the butter, pinch of salt and sugar until creamy.
4. Add in the Greek yogurt and eggs. Keep whisking to get a light and pale mixture.
5. Incorporate the mashed bananas and vanilla extract.
6. Sift in the all-purpose flour and baking powder. Fold in the ingredients to incorporate them completely.
7. Separate the batter into two bowls.
8. Leave one bowl exactly like that and add the cocoa powder into the second bowl. Stir to combine.
9. Grease a 9 x 13-inch pan and place some spoonfuls of each batter into the pan, alternate between each to get a good marble effect.
10. Bake the banana bread bars for 30 minutes or until you are able to insert a toothpick in the middle and it comes out just with tiny crumbs.
11. When ready, take off from the oven and set aside to cool down before adding the cream cheese frosting.

For the cream cheese frosting:

1. Whisk the cream cheese to make it softer.
2. Add the vanilla extract and pinch of salt. Stir to combine.
3. Start to add the powdered sugar, one cup at a time, and stir really well in between cups.