Low Fat Banana Bars Recipes

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
• Grease bottom and sides of 13 x 9 pan.
• In large bowl, mix granulated sugar, bananas, oil, and eggs with spoon.
• Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt.
• Spread in pan.
• Bake bars 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean.
• Cool completely, about 1 hour.
• In medium bowl, mix cream cheese, butter, and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until blended.
• Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon, scraping bowl occasionally, until smooth and spreadable.
• Spread cooled bars with cream cheese frosting.
• Store in refrigerator.

BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the shortening and sugar until smooth. Stir in the milk and 1 teaspoon vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and 1/2 teaspoon salt; stir into the sugar mixture. Mix in 1 banana, 1 teaspoon lemon juice and walnuts. Spread evenly into the prepared pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes in the preheated oven, until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Let bars cool in the pan on a wire rack.
• To make the frosting: In a medium bowl, mix together the melted butter, 1 teaspoon vanilla, confectioners' sugar, 1/2 banana, 1/2 teaspoon of salt and 1/4 teaspoon lemon juice using an electric mixer. Beat until smooth. Spread over cooled bars and then cut into squares.

MAKEOVER FROSTED BANANA BARS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the bananas, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture just until blended., Transfer to a 15x10x1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. , For frosting, in a small bowl, beat cream cheese and butter until fluffy. Add confectioners' sugar and vanilla; beat until smooth. Frost bars. Refrigerate leftovers.

BANANA OAT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
• Mix together dry ingredients. In a separate bowl mix together bananas, egg whites, milk and vanilla. Beat all together.
• Bake in a 9 x 13 inch pan which has been sprayed with non-stick spray for about 35 minutes. Cool and cut into bars. You may sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar, if desired.

LOW-FAT BANANA BARS

Steps:

• Mash banana and lemon juice together.
• Combine all ingredients and beat for 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Spread in a greased 9 x 13 inch pan.
• Bake for 25 to 30 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Combine all frosting ingredients and frost when bars are cool.
• Sprinkle with walnuts if desired.

LOW-FAT BANANA MUFFINS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and cinnamon. Combine remaining ingredients; stir into dry ingredients just until moistened. Coat muffin cups with cooking spray or use paper liners; fill cups two-thirds full. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until muffins test done. Cool in pan 10 minutes before removing to a wire rack.