GLAZED BANANA NUT BARS

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I love bar cookies and I love the annual Taste of Home cookbooks! Here's a variation of bar cookies which includes bananas and has walnuts not only in the bars but atop the glaze that frosts them...It's from the 1999 Annual Taste Of Home cookbook and was adapted to include the use of egg substitute instead of whole eggs and 1% milk instead of whole milk...Placed here for safekeeping!

Provided by CookinwithGas

Categories     Bar Cookie

Time 40m

Yield 3 dozen frosted bars, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 19

1/2 cup butter, softened
1 1/2 cups sugar
1/2 cup egg substitute (Egg Beaters)
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup whole wheat flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1 cup banana, mashed ripe
1/2 cup 1% low-fat milk
1 cup walnuts, finely chopped
1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 -3 tablespoons boiling water
1/2 cup walnuts, chopped

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°F (176°C); grease a 15X10X1 pan.
  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy; Add egg substitute and vanilla.
  • Combine flours, baking powder, salt , baking soda, cinnamon and nutmeg.
  • Combine bananas and milk; add the dry mixture to the creamed mixture alternately with the banana mixture, mixing well.
  • Stir in nuts; pour the batter into the greased baking pan and bake approximately 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  • Cool on wire rack and while it cools make the glaze.
  • Glaze: cream the butter and sugar in a small bowl; stir in vanilla and enough of the boiling water until it reaches the desire consistency.
  • Spread the glaze over the completely cool bars and sprinkle with chopped walnuts; cut in bars to serve.
  • Do not spread the glaze over the bars if they are still warm or it will seperate; the bars must be room temperature.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 151.1, Fat 7.3, SaturatedFat 2.8, Cholesterol 10.4, Sodium 118.6, Carbohydrate 20.4, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 14.1, Protein 2.1

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