Banana-Nut Bars

Instructions

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   Cream Cheese Frosting -- (recipe follows) CREAM CHEESE FROSTING 1 (3 ounce) package cream cheese -- softened 1/3 cup butter or margarine -- softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 2 cups powdered sugar Heat oven to 350º. Grease rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Mix sugar, bananas, oil and eggs in large bowl with spoon. Stir in flour, baking powder, baking soda, cinnamon and salt. Stir in nuts. Spread batter in pan. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely. Frost with Cream Cheese Frosting. Cut into 6 row by 4 rows. Store covered in refrigerator. CREAM CHEESE FROSTING: Mix cream cheese, butter and vanilla in medium bowl. Gradually beat in powdered sugar with spoon until smooth and spreadable. ____________________ Please note, if you should change this recipe it will no longer be an approved Betty Crocker® Recipe. Page 11 You may notice that the nutritional information calculated by MasterCook is different from the nutritional information listed in the Betty Crocker® cookbooks. Because MasterCook and Betty Crocker® use different nutritional analysis programs and different nutrient databases, variations in results are expected. "© General Mills, Inc. 1998." "24 Bars" Protein; 25g Carbohydrate; 26mg Cholesterol; 111mg Sodium 1 Other Carbohydrates When baking bar cookies, be sure to use the correct size pan to prevent under- or overbaking them. The three most common pan sizes are 8 × 8 × 2 inches, 9 × 9 × 2 inches or 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Make It Your Way For those who really love the flavor of bananas, create Double Banana-Nut Dessert. Don't frost the bars. Instead, cut the bars into 12 to 16 pieces and top with banana-nut ice cream. Drizzle with chocolate syrup.