Chocolate Banana Bars
These Chocolate Banana Bars are a delicious, chocolaty dessert bar, full of ripe bananas, chocolate chips, All-Bran Cereal, and walnuts. They are frosted with a rich chocolate frosting that will make you feel like you're cheating, when in fact they are only about 155 calories per serving. Satisfy that chocolate craving today!
Servings: 9 x13 baking dish
Calories: 155kcal
Ingredients
For the Bars
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 3 ripe bananas mashed (1 cup)
- 1/4 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup Kellogg's All Bran Cereal
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips melted
- 3/4 cup chopped walnuts plus a few more to garnish
For the Frosting
- 2 Tablespoons butter
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon vanilla
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 cup powdered sugar
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Spray a 9x13 baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a mixing bowl, cream together butter, egg, sugar and mashed bananas.
- Mix in All-Bran Cereal and then melted chocolate.
- Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, and cinnamon into the wet mixture.
- Add milk. Mix to combine.
- Fold in walnuts.
- Spread into prepared baking dish.
- Bake for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in pan.
- To prepare the frosting: Melt butter and chocolate chips together, stir in powdered sugar, milk, salt and vanilla.
- Spread frosting on cooled bars.
- Cut into 32 squares.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 155kcal | Carbohydrates: 23g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 8g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 119mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 16g