Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2009

These were more cake-like than anything. They tasted good but they're not my favorite.

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Valerie007

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Living In: Branson, Missouri, USA

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Reviewed: Oct. 4, 2009

A bit too sweet, and definitely should be called cake instead of bars. Ok, but I won't make again.

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KanadiaKatie

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Home Town: Brantford, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Calgary, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

It tastes great, but it's nothing fantastic. Next time I make this, however, I will be making it as a cake with chocolate icing instead of just squares. I have a great banana cake recipe I used at my son's birthday, and next to that, this does not seem that great. Nothing I would change, though, so still an awesome recipe!

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technomama

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Living In: Airdrie, Alberta, Canada

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Reviewed: Aug. 30, 2009

Awesome! Very cake like. If it lasts overnight the flavor is better. Will definately make again!!! Thanks for posting.

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dklove69

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Living In: New Smyrna Beach, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 17, 2009

Yum! The banana and the butter really stand out -- and the chocolate just makes it perfect. I did some minor changes: used 1/2 cp of wheat graham flour in lieu of all white and used 2/3 of brown sugar instead of the cup of all-white. Following another reviewer, I put the banana batter in the pan first, then mixed in the cocoa and added 1/4 cp of mini chips. I plan on wrapping the squares and freezing them to add to the kids lunchboxes (If we don't eat it all first!)

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ellieh

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Reviewed: Jul. 26, 2009

Just the perfect breakfast, snack and dessert! I really love how the banana flavour isn't hidden, it really stands out. I used whole wheat flour and margarine instead for chewier, healthy bite. I also used 3 large mashed bananas, which turned out great, but I just had to leave it in the oven longer.

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0ver0bsessed

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Living In: Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

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Reviewed: Jun. 30, 2009

I added two handfuls of chocolate chips, and I liked the contrast. The flavor was good, but I would like this to be more dense like a brownie. Be careful though ... these are light enough that they're addictive! Good for using up a few bananas that were going bad.

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followthebeat

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Reviewed: Jun. 13, 2009

Wonderful, and oh-so-addictive! I made them exactly as the recipe stated, but added handfuls of chopped walnuts and white chocolate chips. The bars are light and fluffy: more cake-like than cookie-like, so you almost need a fork to eat them, but they're absolutely delicious.

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iloveonions

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

These are great! I do agree with the others about not changing a thing. Also, I noticed that 1 1/2 cups of mashed bananas is about 4-5 bananas. Mine were medium size. Please make sure you measure otherwise the bars will be dry.

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Reyna

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Reviewed: May 27, 2009

Tasted great. But I think I was expecting more of a brownie. This recipe is like a cake cut into squares. But they were good.

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daveycooks

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Reviewed: May 19, 2009

These were very moist and good but a little too cake like for me.

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Kimberly

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Home Town: Mattoon, Illinois, USA

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Reviewed: May 11, 2009

This is more like a cake. It is super moist. I used 5 very ripe bananas, I would say it made about 2 - 2 1/2c when mashed.I also used 1c whole wheat pastry flour and 1/2c all-purpose(we have diabetes). I put some mini choc chips in the light colored batter as suggested. Very tasty. I will difinitely make this again. Will make it using Splenda in place of the sugar when the grandchildren will not be eating it. I think because of the extra banana in it I had to bake it 5 minutes longer.

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Blazer

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Reviewed: May 11, 2009

We really liked the flavor of this recipe, very full of banana! But even with cutting back the sugar it was still a bit sweet. These will make a perfect after school snack for the kids, though, and I'm sure we'll be making these again and again. A nice alternative to our other favorite... banana bread! Thanks for a tasty treat!

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RioChick

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Living In: Reston, Virginia, USA

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Reviewed: May 6, 2009

I would call this a cake - not bars. I was expecting something harder, like a brownie texture, but it was very light and fluffy. The cake was springy to the touch. I'm not sure how I feel about the flavor of the chocolate and the way the banana/chocolate tasted together...it left a faint aftertaste. The presentation was nice, though. It's different, some might really like it, but I will probably try something else next time I have a few bananas lying around.

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Heidi

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Home Town: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA

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Reviewed: May 6, 2009

These were great! I made them into cupcakes & added some chopped chocolate to the batter. I topped them with peanut butter buttercream and they were to die for. So moist & flavorful!

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MessMakerBaker

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Reviewed: May 5, 2009

These are very good and I will make them again but next time I will add some chocolate chips. I was looking for something with a little more chocolate taste. I added nuts and was going to add chocolate chips but when I looked for them I was all out.

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Kerri Bear

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Home Town: Saginaw, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Apr. 28, 2009

This is a great recipe! My husband is diabetic, so I made it with a half splenda/half sugar mix... and they turned out great! Light, fluffy and delicious!

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Reviewed: Apr. 11, 2009

These were very good. Moist. Flavorful. Not too sweet. The only change for me was adding an extra banana. Thanks for the great recipe.

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Reviewed: Apr. 8, 2009

Very moist and yummy.

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Reviewed: Mar. 22, 2009

Great way to use ripe bananas without going to the tried and true Banana Bread. I always like a marbled cake or cookie and this turned out great. I did find a recipe on Allrecipes called Chocolate Frosting I that I revised somewhat to frost the bars. The bars turned out great!

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