HAWAIIAN BANANA BARS

Hawaiian Banana Bars image

These bars are so moist and chewy, you won't need to add eggs!

Provided by Nancy Howard

Categories Desserts Fruit Dessert Recipes Banana Dessert Recipes

Yield 24

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

¼ cup shortening
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup mashed bananas
½ cup chopped walnuts
1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
1 cup packed brown sugar
½ teaspoon lemon juice
1 ½ cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon salt
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 11x7 inch pan.
In large mixing bowl, mix shortening, brown sugar, vanilla, lemon juice and banana until well blended.
Sift together the flour, baking powder and salt. Add to the banana mixture; stir until well blended. Stir in chopped nuts. Pour into the prepared pan.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes in the preheated oven.
While warm, cut into bars and remove from pan. Combine powdered sugar and cinnamon. Gently roll warm bars in sugar-cinnamon mixture.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 113.6 calories, Carbohydrate 19.3 g, Fat 3.8 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 81.8 mg, Sugar 11.8 g