Banana-Cranberry Bars

Submitted by soupurrrvhixin

"WW - 2 pts per bar."

 

• Ready In: 40mins
• Ingredients: 10
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• cooking spray
• 1 tablespoon light butter, softened
• 1⁄4 cup unpacked brown sugar
• 1 cup uncooked old fashioned oats
• 1⁄2 cup all-purpose flour
• 1⁄2 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons orange zest
• 2⁄3 cup orange juice
• 3 tablespoons dried cranberries
• 1 large banana, chopped

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F Coat an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with 1 spray of cooking spray.
2. Put butter, brown sugar and banana in a food processor and process until smooth. Add oats, flour and baking powder and pulse until blended. Add zest, juice and cranberries and pulse until a smooth batter forms with bits of cranberry throughout.
3. Spread batter in baking pan and smooth top with a wooden spoon. Bake until firm and golden brown, about 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 8 bars.

Reviews

[jVo6236]

Sometimes dieting makes food taste crappy. This is one of those times. Powdered sugar sprinkled on top didn't even help. I really wanted to like this one...had all ingredients on hand but, just not good. I also think 40 minutes might be too long at 400 degrees. Sorry.