The Finest Banana Bars Recipe: Gentle, Chewy, and Flavorful

Transform Overripe Bananas into a Delicious Treat

Are you tired of seeing those overly ripe bananas sitting on your counter and want to use them before they go to waste? Don’t toss them out just yet! This simple recipe turns them into irresistible, moist banana bars. Packed with warm spices, chewy walnuts, and a tangy lemon glaze, these bars are the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Why You’ll Love This Banana Bars Recipe:

Thrifty and Delicious: A budget-friendly way to use up overripe bananas.
Quick and Easy: Minimal prep time and simple ingredients make this a breeze.
Flavorful and Satisfying: The perfect balance of sweet, spicy, and tangy.
Ready to Bake? Let’s get started!

Spicy Banana Bars

1 cup of sifted flour
3/4 cups of sugar
½ teaspoons of baking powder, leveled
1/4 teaspoon of baking soda, leveled
½ teaspoons of salt
3/4 teaspoon of ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon of ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon of allspice
1/4 cup of canola oil
1/3 cup of mashed ripe banana (about 1 small)
1 unbeaten large egg
1/4 cup of milk
1/3 cup of chopped walnuts

Lemon Glaze

2 tablespoons of melted butter
1 tablespoon hot water
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 cup of sifted confectioners’ sugar

Instructions:

1. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.
2. Sift Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.
3. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine the canola oil, mashed banana, milk, and egg.
4. Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.
5. Add Walnuts: Stir in the chopped walnuts.
6. Pour into Pan: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.
7. Bake: Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
8. Cool: Let cool in the pan before cutting into bars.
9. Prepare Glaze: While the bars are cooling, whisk together the melted butter, hot water, lemon juice, and powdered sugar until smooth.
10. Glaze Bars: Once the bars are still warm, drizzle the lemon glaze over the bars.
11. ENJOY your delicious, homemade banana bars!

Packed with warm spices, chewy walnuts, and a tangy lemon glaze, this recipe for banana bars is the perfect way to satisfy your sweet tooth.

Course:

Dessert, Snack

Cuisine:

American

Keyword:

banana bars recipe, easy dessert, lemon glaze, using up ripe bananas

Author: Mary Balandiat

• Ingredients:
• 1
  cup
  of sifted flour
• 3/4
  cups
  of sugar
• ½
  teaspoons
  of baking powder
  leveled
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of baking soda
  leveled
• ½
  teaspoons
  of salt
• 3/4
  teaspoon
  of ground cinnamon
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of ground cloves
• 1/4
  teaspoon
  of allspice
• 1/4
  cup
  of canola oil
• 1/3
  cup
  of mashed ripe banana
  about 1 small
• 1
  unbeaten large egg
• 1/4
  cup
  of milk
• 1/3
  cup
  of chopped walnuts
• Lemon Glaze
• 2
  tablespoons
  of melted butter
• 1
  tablespoon
  hot water
• 2
  teaspoons
  lemon juice
• 1
  cup
  of sifted confectioners’ sugar

2. Preheat Oven: Preheat your oven to 350-degrees. Grease and flour a 9×13 inch baking pan.

3. Sift Dry Ingredients: In a large bowl, sift together the flour, sugar, baking powder, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, cloves, and allspice.

4. Mix Wet Ingredients: In a separate bowl, combine the canola oil, mashed banana, milk, and egg.

5. Combine Wet and Dry: Gradually add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, mixing until just combined. Be careful not to overmix.

6. Add Walnuts: Stir in the chopped walnuts.

7. Pour into Pan: Pour the batter into the prepared baking pan.

8. Bake: Bake for 22 to 25 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.

9. Cool: Let cool in the pan before cutting into bars.

10. Prepare Glaze: While the bars are cooling, whisk together the melted butter, hot water, lemon juice, and powdered sugar until smooth.

11. Glaze Bars: While the bars are still warm, drizzle the lemon glaze over the bars.

12. ENJOY your delicious, homemade banana bars!

More of My Banana Recipes You Need to Try:

Below are just a few others of my home-tested recipes to help use your overripe bananas in a scrumptious way. There are many other banana recipes available through my search box.

Banana Carrot Cake with Oats

Banana Brownies

Banana Crumb Cake

Banana Cream Pie