Banana Split Granola Bars Recipes

BANANA SPLIT GRANOLA BARS

Steps:

• Line a 9×13 pan with foil and spray lightly with cooking spray. Set aside.
• Preheat oven to 325°
• In a small sauce pan heat 1/2 cup until boiling over high heat, add quinoa, reduce to a simmer and cover for 9 minutes. Remove from heat, allow to sit for 5 minutes and fluff with fork.
• Transfer cooked quinoa into medium bowl to cool.
• In a large bowl combine oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
• When the quinoa is cooled add mashed banana, egg, honey, Canola Oil and vanilla to bowl with quinoa. Stir to combine.
• Pour quinoa mixture over oat mixture and stir until all combined.
• Stir in dried cherries, walnuts and chocolate chips evenly.
• Spread mixture into prepared pan.
• Bake 20-25 minutes until top is golden and set.
• Allow to cool completely before cutting into bars.

BANANA SPLIT CAKE BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Make a well in the center and pour in the crushed pineapple, eggs, oil, bananas and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Stir in the cherries. Mix well and pour into prepared pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven for 30 to 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center of the cake comes out clean. Frost cake while still warm.
• To make the frosting: in a medium bowl, combine melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla and confectioners' sugar. Beat in milk, one tablespoon at a time, until desired consistency is achieved.

GRANOLA BANANA STICKS

Steps:

• In a small saucepan, combine the peanut butter, honey, brown sugar and milk; cook until heated through, stirring occasionally., Peel bananas and cut in half widthwise; insert a Popsicle stick into one end of each banana half. Spoon peanut butter mixture over bananas to coat completely. Sprinkle with granola. Serve immediately or place on a waxed paper-lined baking sheet and freeze.

BANANA SPLIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Grease and flour a 13x9 pan.
• Bars:.
• Combine the flour, sugar, baking soda, salt and cinnamon in a large bowl. Set aside.
• In a separate bowl, mash bananas with a fork to make 1 cup. Add pineapple with juice, eggs, oil and vanilla. Stir in cherries.
• Stir flour mixture into banana mixture, mixing until well combined. Pour into prepared pan. Bake 30 to 35 minute Remove from the oven and let cool 30 minute.
• Icing:.
• Heat butter and milk in a saucepan until the butter melts. Remove from the heat. Stir in the confectioners sugar and vanilla. Beat until smooth. Spread the icing over the bars.

BANANA SPLIT GRANOLA

Steps:

• Position an oven rack in the center of the oven, and preheat to 325 degrees F. Whisk together the butter, brown sugar, maple syrup, vanilla and salt in a large bowl. Add the oats and walnuts, and toss until evenly coated. Spread out on a rimmed baking sheet.
• Bake the oat mixture until golden and toasted, 30 to 35 minutes, stirring about halfway through,. Let cool completely on the baking sheet. Stir in the bananas, chocolate chips, strawberries and pineapple. (The granola can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 5 days.)