Reviewed: Nov. 18, 2006

These are really good and really easy to make. Thanks for the great recipe.

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charleysangel

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada

Living In: Regina, Saskatchewan, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 30, 2006

I am sure that this is very good in its original state but I used the suggestions of other reviewers & my own. I used butter instead of shortening & only 1/4 cup. I used only brown sugar & cut it to 2/3 of a cup, I used 3 bananas & I added one egg. I also didn't bother frosting it. The bars came out great, I suspect they are fluffier than the original recipe with the help of the egg. I will definately make them again & again! Thanks for the inspiration!

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Krista W

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Brush Prairie, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 28, 2006

Love These Banana Bars! Hubby gave it a 10 - He never gives anything a 10 so that says a lot. I doubled the recipe and used 1 extra banana in the batter, baked it in an 11x13 pan. The frosting came out wonderful, a bit runny right out of the food processor but a few minutes in the fridge fixed it right up. Other than the extra banana, I followed the recipe exactly, fluffy moist and excellent! I will be making these for our next lunch social.

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JEA9S

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Venus, Texas, USA

Living In: Mansfield, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Aug. 14, 2006

I've gone through a kazillion banana recipes (16 from allrecipes alone) and these were fine, but I recommend others more. Especially since shortening is very unhealthy - if these tasted great, I wouldn't care, but I try to make sure the taste is worth the health effects! Used 1/3 cup b.s. and 2/3 white; 2 bananas; did not make frosting, just sprinkled hot chocolate mix over top, which was good. If you want thick bars, use a 9x9 pan - this goes fairly thin in a 9x13. But, I suggest you make Mocha Chocolate Chip Banana Muffins, Banana Cake VI (a real winner), or Banana Chocolate Chip Cookies from this site instead.

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alarose

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Ottawa, Ontario, Canada

Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2006

Moist, delicious. I made mine in two round 8" pans, no frosting. Instead, I cut into wedges and dusted with 3 different toppings; cocoa powder, powdered sugar, cinnamon. Both cakes were gone same day!

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danseurchef

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA

Reviewed: Jun. 26, 2006

I was out of eggs, but needed a way to use just 2 bananas which were past their prime. I replaced half the shortening with butter and, instead of making the frosting (out of powdered sugar as well), used both of the bananas in the batter. Turned out very moist and once cooled, could be cut into bars. Thanks for the recipe.

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Nicolette

Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2006

These bars were wonderful! We liked the walnuts but I might add Choc. chips next time. I will make this again and again.

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saraanne1

Cooking Level: Beginning

Reviewed: Feb. 26, 2006

I found this to be a little dense - more like banana bread than a cake or bar. The flavor is good, although I added an extra banana as per reviews from this site. I also omitted the frosting and used the fluffy peanut butter frosting from this site instead - great flavor combination! This recipe was a good way to use my over ripe bananas but I don't think I will try this one again.

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HEXGRRRL311

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

Living In: Hamden, Connecticut, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 23, 2006

Pretty good, easy to whip up. My husband came home with enough bananas to feed all the monkeys in the Bronx Zoo so I am making every thing banana I can find. This is tasty and the kids love it!

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Laurie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Center Moriches, New York, USA

Living In: Black Mountain, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2006

The bars are really good. I like how there is so little fat in the recipe. I did use 1/4 cup butter and 1/2 cup sugar. I did not however like the frosting. It had the consistancy of the raw bread batter to me and was not appealing.

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