Best Chunky Monkey Bars Recipes

Chunky Monkey nutty banana bars Noreen's image

Provided by Nor Mac

Time 55m

Number Of Ingredients 18

1 c sugar
1/2 c brown sugar
1/3 c sour cream
4 oz cream cheese softened
2 eggs
4 ripe bananas
2 tsp vanilla
2 c flour
1 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp salt
1 c chopped pecans,or walnut's 1 cup of toasted pecans
BROWN BUTTER FROSTING
1/2 c butter
4 c confection sugar
2 tsp vanilla extract
2-4 Tbsp milk
1/4 c toasted whole pecans for garnish

Steps:

1. Toasted pecans in oven on a baking sheet until toasted about 10 minutes. Heat oven 375 degrees. Line 10x15 jelly roll pan or 13x9 pan with parchment paper. or butter the pans. I use parchment paper.If you use 9x13 pan the bars will be thicker like cake.
2. Blend the sugar,sour cream,cream cheese,and eggs together until smooth.
3. blend in bananas,and vanilla until incorporated.
4. add flour,baking soda,salt with spoon. Mix well!!! add pecans and stir until blended.
5. put in to pan and bake for about 30 minutes at 375 degrees or until pick comes out clean.
6. Time to make your frosting. You can frost cake while warm. It actually works better. If frosting is thick add a bit more milk to it,
7. melt butter in sauce pan until golden brown.remove from heat. add confection sugar,vanilla and milk and stir until blended well. If frosting is thick add more milk until you get a smooth frosting.
8. now frost cake while it is warm.if you use the 9x13 pan for the cake use less of the frosting. cool and cut in to bars. I eat one while warm! LOL Enjoy with a cup of coffee or tea.

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Provided by Becca www.itsyummi.com

Categories Desserts

Time 40m

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 stick butter, melted
11 oz whole grain peanut butter cheerios
1/4 tsp salt
2 large bananas, cut into 1/4 inch slices
2 c semi-sweet chocolate chips
14 oz sweetened condensed milk
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 c cashew pieces, finely chopped

Steps:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees F. (325 if using a convection oven)
2. Place the cereal into the bowl of a food processor and pulse until it turns to crumbs. Pour melted butter over the crumbs and pulse to combine.
3. Reserve approximately 1/2 cup of crumbs and press the remaining crumbs into the bottom of a 13 x 9 inch baking pan. Bake the crust for 8 minutes and remove from oven. Let cool slightly (about 5 minutes).
4. Meanwhile, melt all but 1/2 cup of the chocolate chips and the sweetened condensed milk together in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir occasionally until the mixture is smooth and glossy. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla extract.
5. Arrange the sliced bananas across the bottom of the crust. Pour the chocolate mixture over the top of the bananas and spread to cover as much surface area as possible. Combine the remaining 1/2 cup of crumbs, 1/2 cup of chips, and the chopped nuts together and sprinkle over the chocolate filling.
6. Bake for 20-25 minutes, or until the center is set. Cool in pan before slicing and serving.