Bettah Buttah Banana Bars

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 171.8
  • Total Fat: 8.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 8.1 mg
  • Sodium: 33.3 mg
  • Total Carbs: 24.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 2.1 g
  • Protein: 3.8 g

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Introduction

It's a brownie... no, a banana bar... no, a Reeses bar... it's all of them! Smooth chocolate, crunchy peanuts and creamy bananas all meld into a delicious, sweet treat. It's a brownie... no, a banana bar... no, a Reeses bar... it's all of them! Smooth chocolate, crunchy peanuts and creamy bananas all meld into a delicious, sweet treat.
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    3 tbsp butter
    2 tbsp peanut butter
    1/3 cup sugar
    1 tsp vanilla
    3 large, over-ripe bananas, mashed
    3/4 cup flour
    1/2 tsp baking powder
    1/2 tsp baking soda
    1/4 tsp salt
    1/4 cup baking cocoa
    1/4 cup chopped peanuts
    10 miniature peanut butter cups, chopped

Directions

Preheat oven to 350F, grease an 8" square pan.
In a bowl, beat butter, peanut butter and sugar until fluffy.
Add vanilla and bananas, beating well.
Mix together flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Add to the creamed mixture, blending gently but thoroughly.
Divide batter in half.
To one portion of dough, add cocoa and stir in thoroughly.
To the other portion of dough, fold in chopped peanuts.
Spread chocolate batter in the bottom of the prepared pan. Top with peanut batter and sprinkle with peanut butter cups.
Bake for 25-30 minutes.
Cool completely in the pan before cutting.

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.