Oatmeal, Walnut and Banana Bars Recipe
Photo: Kate Mathis
Makes 10 bars
2 bananas, mashed (1 cup)
1/2 cup cream cheese, softened
2 cups rolled oats
1 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup dried cherries, chopped
1/4 cup plus 2 Tbsp. honey
1/4 cup toasted wheat germ
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1/4 tsp. salt
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter an 8" square metal baking pan. In a large bowl, blend bananas with cream cheese. Stir in rolled oats, walnuts, dried cherries, honey, toasted wheat germ, vanilla extract and salt until thoroughly combined. Spread into prepared pan and bake on the bottom rack until firm and browned around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool; then cut in half and cut each half into 5 long bars.
Ingredients
Directions
Active time: 15 minutes
Total time: 40 minutes
Preheat oven to 350° F. Butter an 8" square metal baking pan. In a large bowl, blend bananas with cream cheese. Stir in rolled oats, walnuts, dried cherries, honey, toasted wheat germ, vanilla extract and salt until thoroughly combined. Spread into prepared pan and bake on the bottom rack until firm and browned around the edges, 25 to 30 minutes. Let cool; then cut in half and cut each half into 5 long bars.
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