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Banana-Cranberry Bars

4
Points® value
Total Time
55 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
40 min
Serves
8
Difficulty
Easy
Not sure what to do with those slightly overripe bananas? Make some of these delicious dessert bars!

Ingredients

Light butter

1 tbsp(s), softened

Unpacked brown sugar

¼ cup(s)

Uncooked old fashioned oats

1 cup(s)

All-purpose flour

½ cup(s)

Baking powder

½ tsp(s)

Orange zest

2 tsp(s)

Unsweetened orange juice

cup(s)

Dried cranberries

3 tbsp(s)

Banana

1 large, chopped

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F. Coat an 8 x 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
  2. Put butter, brown sugar and banana in a food processor and process until smooth. Add oats, flour and baking powder and pulse until blended. Add zest, juice and cranberries and pulse until a smooth batter forms with bits of cranberry throughout.
  3. Spread batter in baking pan and smooth top. Bake until firm and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 8 bars.