Layered Banana & Oat Bars

Oh, what a recipe! 8)

• Ready In: 40 mins
• Serves: 30
• Yields: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 2  cups  packed light brown sugar
• 1  cup  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 2  eggs
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1  teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  cups quick oats or 3  cups old fashioned oats, uncooked
• 1 (14 ounce) can sweetened condensed milk
• 2  ripe bananas, sliced
• 2  tablespoons  Butter Flavor Crisco
• 1  teaspoon sugar
• 1  teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350° and grease a 13x9x2-inch pan.
2. Combine sugar, shortening, eggs and vanilla extract.
3. Beat until well blended.
4. With a spoon, stir in flour, baking soda and salt.
5. Stir in the oats, reserving one third of mixture. Press the remaining into bottom of baking dish.
6. In medium saucepan, combine condensed milk, bananas and shortening.
7. Cook, stirring constantly on low heat, until mixture thickens resembling banana pudding.
8. Remove from heat and stir in sugar, vanilla extract and salt.
9. Spread over base.
10. Crumble reserved oat mixture over top of filling.
11. Bake 25-30 minutes or until golden brown.
12. Cool and refrigerate or serve warm, cut into bars.