Chunky Monkey Nutty Banana Bars Noreens Recipes

BEST CHUNKY MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugars.
• Mix in the eggs, vanilla, and bananas.
• Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and mix together.
• Fold in the chocolate chunks.
• Prepare a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray and parchment paper.
• Pour Monkey Bar batter into the pan and spread evenly.
• Top with chocolate chips.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

THE BEST CHUNKY MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cream butter and sugars.
• Mix in the eggs, vanilla and bananas.
• Add in the flour, baking soda and salt and mix together.
• Fold in the chocolate chunks.
• Prepare a 9x13 pan with non-stick cooking spray and parchment paper.
• Pour Monkey Bar batter into the pan and spread evenly.
• Top with chocolate chips.
• Bake for 30-35 minutes.

CHUNKY MONKEY BANANA BROWNIES RECIPE - (4/5)

Steps:

• Mix butter, eggs, sugars, salt and vanilla with an electric mixer until well mixed. Add flour, mashed banana and baking melts (or chocolate chips). Stir with a wooden spoon to combine. Spray a 9x13" glass baking dish with cooking spray. Spread brownie mixture into prepared pan. Smooth the top with a knife or rubber spatula. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes just until lightly golden brown, and a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

NUTTY BANANA CHOCOLATE CHIP BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 9-inch square pan with cooking spray.
• In medium bowl, beat banana with electric mixer on medium speed until pureed. Add Bisquick mix, protein powder, egg and syrup; beat until well combined. Stir in chocolate chips and half of the pecan chips. Spread in pan. Sprinkle with remaining pecan chips.
• Bake 18 to 25 minutes or just until center is set. Cool completely in pan on cooling rack, at least 30 minutes. Cut into 3 rows by 3 rows. Remove bars to cooling rack or plate.
• Spoon frosting into small resealable freezer plastic bag; microwave on High 10 to 15 seconds. Cut off tiny corner of bag; squeeze bag to drizzle frosting over bars. Gently press 2 dried banana chips on top of each bar.

CHUNKY MONKEY CUPCAKES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) and line a 12-cup muffin tin with liners.
• Whisk flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt together in a bowl.
• Mash bananas with milk and vanilla extract until smooth.
• Mix butter and sugar together with a spatula until creamy. Whisk in eggs, 1 at a time, then whisk in the banana mixture. Add walnuts, chocolate, and the flour mixture. Mix batter with a spatula until no dry spots remain.
• Fill muffin cups to the top with batter, then distribute excess batter as needed. Tap pan against the counter to expel any air bubbles.
• Bake in the preheated oven until tops are lightly browned, about 25 minutes. Let cupcakes cool to room temperature, at least 20 minutes.
• Pour hot cream over chocolate chips in a bowl. Let sit for a few minutes, then whisk, increasing speed gradually, until color is uniform. Spread ganache over the cooled cupcakes and garnish with banana chips. Refrigerate to firm up the frosting, if desired.

CHUNKY MONKEY BANANA TART

Steps:

• For the tart crust: Pulse the walnuts and sugar in a food processor until they are finely ground, about 6 pulses. Add the cold butter and pulse until the walnuts and sugar come together with the butter, but the mixture is not homogenous. Add the flour and salt and pulse again until the butter is the size of small peas. Turn the dough out onto a work surface and knead until it just comes together. Form into a disk, wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes to 1 hour.
• Lightly flour the dough and roll it between 2 pieces of parchment or plastic wrap to about 1/4 inch thick. Press into the bottom and up the sides of a 9-inch tart pan with a removable bottom, patching any holes. Use a fork to gently prick the crust, ensuring that steam can escape while it bakes. Freeze until hard, 6 to 8 hours.
• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Bake the tart crust until pale golden, 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely on a wire rack.
• For the pastry cream: While the tart crust dough is chilling, bring the milk, vanilla bean paste and salt to just under a boil in a medium pot over medium heat. Meanwhile, whisk the sugar, cornstarch and egg yolks in a medium bowl until smooth and combined. Whisking constantly, ladle half the hot milk into the egg yolk mixture, one ladle at a time. Continue until all the hot milk has been whisked in and the egg mixture is now warm.
• Return the milk and egg yolks to the pot and cook over medium-low heat, whisking, until thickened to a pudding consistency, 3 to 5 minutes. Immediately strain through a chinois or fine-mesh sieve into a large airtight container. Stir the butter cubes into the pastry cream until melted and combined. Cover with plastic wrap, pressing it directly onto the surface of the pastry cream, and refrigerate until chilled through, about 2 hours.
• For the assembly: Spread the fudge sauce over the cooled tart shell and top with an even layer of thinly sliced bananas (using about half). Add a layer of pastry cream (about 1 cup) and smooth into an even layer; reserve the remaining cream for another use (see Cook's Note). Top with the remaining sliced bananas, shingling them slightly and arranging them in a concentric circle. Sprinkle the sugar over the bananas and brulee with a kitchen blow torch until golden brown. Garnish with some chopped walnuts.

CHUNKY MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13-inch baking pan with foil. leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides. Coat the foil with nonstick spray.
• In a medium bowl, whisk together the flour and salt.
• In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and sugars until creamy- about 2 minutes. Mix in the eggs, banana and vanilla; beat until combined. Beat in the flour mixture until just combined, then stir in the chocolate chips and walnuts with a wooden spoon.
• Spread the batter in the pan with a rubber spatula. Bake until a toothpick inserted into the center of the bars comes out clean- 35 to 40 minutes. Remove the pan from the oven and let the bars cool completely.
• Lift the bars out of the pan using the overhanging foil. Peel off the foil. Cut into squares.

BANANA MONKEY BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• Spray the bottom only of a 13 x 9 inch metal baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
• In a large bowl beat cake mix, oil and egg until well blended and crumbly.
• Stir in nuts.
• Set aside 1 cup of the crumb mixture.
• Firmly press remaining crumb mixture on bottom of prepared pan.
• In a small bowl, combine condensed milk and mashed banana; pour evenly over crust.
• Top with butterscotch chips and coconut; press down firmly.
• Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture.
• Bake 25-28 minutes or until lightly browned.
• Cool completely.
• Cut into bars.