Monkey Bars
photo by DrBuzzetta
- Ready In:
- 1hr 40mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Yields:
-
12 bars
- Serves:
- 12
ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 2 cups sour cream
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute (or sugar)
- 4 eggs
- 9 -10 bananas
- 2 tablespoons vanilla
- 4 cups unbleached flour
- 1 1⁄2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons salt
- 3⁄4 cup white chocolate chips
- 3⁄4 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
directions
- Set oven to 350ºF.
- Grease a 9 x 13" pan or large muffin pan, and set aside.
- In a very large bowl and using a mixer, cream together the butter, sour cream, brown sugar, and Splenda until smooth.
- Scrape sides with a rubber spatula, add the eggs, and mix until incorporated.
- In a separate bowl, peel your bananas, break them up, and use your mixer to create a fairly smooth banana puree.
- Add banana mixture and vanilla to your main bowl.
- In another large bowl, combine flour, oats, baking soda, baking powder, nutmeg, and salt, and stir until it is well blended.
- Slowly incorporate your dry ingredients into the liquid ingredients until it is smooth - you may need to switch to a spoon when it gets too thick.
- Add white chocolate chips, semi-sweet chocolate chips, and chopped walnuts (if desired).
- Pour into greased 9 x 13" pan or make into individual mini-loafs, muffins, etc.
- Bake for 80-90 minutes or until a toothpick comes out fairly clean.
- I recommend resisting temptation and allowing them to cool sufficiently so that you don't burn your tongue/mouth, but who am I to judge if you can't wait.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
DrBuzzetta
Minneapolis, Minnesota
I have been working with families for over 18 years, and I have taught as a licensed parent and family educator in the state of Minnesota. I currently work in St. Paul Public Schools (District 625) working with families whose children were aged birth to 5 years old. One of my favorite ages to work with has to be those adorable 3-year-olds who tell it like it is-they crack me up! My teaching is built upon a philosophy of critical reflection, strength-based learning strategies, meeting families where they are at in their everyday living, and using a holistic approach to understand parenting challenges in the real world. My doctorate is in Education: Curriculum and Instruction-Family, Youth, and Community from the University of Minnesota. I had a strong focus on parent and family education, and my research was focused on teens and youth. I have explored children and teen's peer group formation, and my Ph.D. dissertation examined parent-teen conflict and argument from the teen perspective. My dissertation was published in book form under the title, "What Are Teens Thinking? Parent-Teen Conflict and Argument From the Teen Perspective." In addition to teaching parents, I dedicated many years to teaching up and coming parent educators, family life educators, and early childhood educators as an adjunct faculty at both the University of Minnesota and Concordia University