Banana Bars (Lighter Version)
Created by sweetcakes on May 19, 2012
- Servings: 36
- Prep Time: 10m
- Cook Time: 20m
- Recipe #5478
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons butter, softened
- 1 1/2 cups sugar
- 2 eggs
- 3 medium ripe bananas, mashed
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 treaspoon ground cinnamon, optional
How to Make
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Step 1: In large bowl, beat butter and sugar until crumbly, about 2 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in the bananas, applesauce and vanilla. Combine the flour, baking soda and salt; stir into butter mixture just until blended.
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Step 2: Transfer to a 15-in. x 10-in. x 1-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 20-25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean. Cool in pan on a wire rack. You can frost them with cream cheese frosting.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (32.6 g)
- Calories 77.7
- Total Fat - 1.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.3 g
- Cholesterol - 9.2 mg
- Sodium - 52.6 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 15.1 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.3 g
- Sugars - 8.9 g
- Protein - 1.3 g
- Calcium - 5 mg
- Iron - 0.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 2.7 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg