Cinnamon Chip Banana Bars
Total Time: 1 hr
Preparation Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 40 mins
Ingredients
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2/3 cup finely chopped toasted almond (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1/2 cups packed brown sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 medium bananas, quartered lengthwise and sliced (3 cups)
- 1 cup cinnamon baking chips (or whatever flavor you like)
Recipe
- 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
- 2 in a medium bowl, combine the flour, oats, nuts (if using), baking soda, and salt; set mixture aside.
- 3 in a large mixing bowl, beat the brown sugar and butter with a mixer until light and fluffy.
- 4 beat the flour mixture into the butter mixture until combined.
- 5 press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
- 6 bake in preheated oven for about 15 minutes, or until the crust turns golden brown.
- 7 remove from the oven.
- 8 top the partially baked crust with the sliced bananas and chips.
- 9 top with remaining oat mixture.
- 10 lightly pack down with the back of a pancake turner.
- 11 return to oven and bake for about 25 minutes more, or until the top is lightly browned.
- 12 cool in pan on wire rack.
- 13 to serve, cut into bars in the size of your choice.
- 14 store any leftover bars, covered, in the fridge.
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