Banana-Oatmeal Bars With Chocolate Chunks
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Yields:
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36 bars
- Serves:
- 36
ingredients
- 2 cups flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 3⁄4 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup unsalted butter, room temperature
- 1 1⁄4 cups sugar
- 1 1⁄4 cups packed brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2⁄3 cup mashed ripe banana (about 2 large)
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 4 (2 5/8 ounce) chocolate candy bars, cut into 3/4-inch pieces (such as Hershey's special dark)
- 1 cup pecans, toasted & chopped
directions
- Preheat oven to 350.
- Butter and flour 15x10x1-inch baking sheet.
- Blend first 4 ingredients in medium bowl.
- Beat butter in large bowl until fluffly. Add both sugars and beat until well blended.
- Add eggs 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in bananas, then vanilla. Stir in flour mixture, then chocolate and pecans.
- Spread batter in prepared pan. Bake until tester inserted in center comes out clean and top os golden, about 45 minutes. Cool in oan on rack. Cut into 3x2-inch bars and serve.
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Reviews
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Delicious! Just loved the banana-chocolate combination. I made a couple of changes. I used a glass 9x13 dish, and cut down on the sugar. I used 1 cup of white sugar, and 1 and 1/3 cup of brown sugar. Still tasted sweet. I sprinkled some powdered sugar on top while still warm. I'll be making this again for sure! Thanks, Hazeleyes
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
Kzim4
Mesa, AZ
With 5 kids and a hungry husband to feed, I'm always looking for good, budget friendly meals. We generally eat meals that use little meat (I try to use 1 lb or less per dinner, and none the rest of day), so that means lots of casseroles and meats with gravy.
I enjoy baking, so bread recipes and desserts tend to get saved more frequently than others. I'm especially partial to chocolate and lemon (although not together).