Banana-Cranberry Bars
3
Points®
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
⅔ 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.
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