Banana Spice Bars
"Our favorite use for over-ripe bananas, a nice alternative to banana bread. It has a light lemon glaze that really compliments the spice and banana filled bars. *Note* Recipe edited per Laurie's Review suggestions for the glaze."
photo by Baby Kato
- Ready In:
- 45mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
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12-14
ingredients
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Bars
- 1⁄2 cup shortening
- 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1⁄2 cup milk
- 3 small ripe bananas
- 2 cups flour
- 1⁄2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon clove
- 1⁄2 teaspoon allspice
- 1 teaspoon salt
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Glaze
- 4 tablespoons butter, melted
- 4 teaspoons lemon juice
- 2 tablespoons hot water
- powdered sugar
directions
- Cream sugar and shortening.
- Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
- Pour into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake at 375° for 25- 30 min or until a toothpick inserted into the middle comes out clean. Spread the glaze over the top while still hot.
- Glaze.
- Mix butter, water, and lemon juice well. Add enough powdered sugar to make thin glaze(a little thicker than gravy).
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Reviews
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Delicious and super easy. I wanted to see how they tasted a day old, but when I woke up to have one with my coffee, they had mysteriously disappeared!!! -
These bars are fabulous. I took them to a baptism picnic and they were gone before we ate the meal. My husband likes them better than banana bread and already asked if I could make them again this week. -
We took these to our Christmas party. They were very well received. We liked the lemon glaze and the spices were were right on. Will make these again. Thanks for posting. -
This was so good! I also used applesauce in place of shortening, but I also used Splenda instead of sugar. The lemon glaze set it off perfectly and everyone just loved it. The only think I may do next time is to add some chopped walnuts for a bit of texture. It is so easy and such a nice way to use up bananas. Thanks akgrown for this new favorite dessert. -
I was looking for a non-banana bread recipe that would use my too ripe bananas, and stumbled accross this one. I'm so glad I did. It was easy, wonderfully flavored, the taste of the bananas still comes through. Even my picky non-banana eating child loved it. Thanks so much for sharing this great recipe
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Tweaks
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This was so good! I also used applesauce in place of shortening, but I also used Splenda instead of sugar. The lemon glaze set it off perfectly and everyone just loved it. The only think I may do next time is to add some chopped walnuts for a bit of texture. It is so easy and such a nice way to use up bananas. Thanks akgrown for this new favorite dessert.
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We loved these!!! I love the combination of the spices. I used applesauce instead of the shortening and it turned out great!! Will be making these again!!!!!
RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
I am the wife of my wonderful husband John and the mother of 3 boys, Zander 5yrs, Asher 2 1/2yrs, and Tiernan 10 months. We live in and love Alaska. I love to hike and camp and go running in the mountains. I work part time as a hairstylist in a little salon in my home. I also enjoy scrap-booking, photography, and reading a really good book(my latest was Twilight by Stephenie Meyer). And I love to cook, especially bake!
How I rate recipes:
5 Stars - This recipe is perfect. I would recommend it to others and would definitely make again.
4 Stars - This recipe was good but I would change something in it next time.
3 Stars - This is a recipe I would not make again, but it was ok.
2 Stars - I would not make this recipe again and we didn't like it at all.
1 Star - This recipe did not work out or the taste was unappealing and I wouldn't make it again.
