HAPPY FRIDAY EVERYONE!!! can you tell I'm just a little bit excited that it's the weekend?! it's been a long week and I'm SO happy it's the weekend!
this stuff is the right stuff! I'm tellin ya, you will want these bars made for the weekend... if your like me, bread style bars qualify as a breakfast 😉 and this is one de-lish breakfast!
these are marble and I love marble recipes!
these bars are full of banana good-ness and chocolate swirls which makes everything amazing! plus walnuts which are super healthy 😉
they are moist and very dense, these Marble Walnut Banana Bars are heavy like really satisfying heavy! you will not feel deprived after a bar like this 😉
plus like I said above they qualify as breakfast... in my opinion how is it any different than having a muffin for breakfast? ... it's not, right?!
I guess it's like I say over and over (just like a million other people HA) , all in moderation... as long as you eat healthy most of the time, then eat what you want when you crave it 😉
here's a question for ya'll... are you big meal eaters OR are you a nibbler? ...
I am a nibbler through out the day, a bite of this and a bite of that and then when it's dinner time I eat a full meal! I know, don't tell me that's not what your "supposed" to do cause that's what works for me... I am a believer that when it comes to food you need to find what works for you and what makes you feel good everyone is different!
k! so go on and make these bars and tell me what ya think!
have a super lovely weekend everyone!Â
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Marble Walnut Banana Bars Vegan Gluten Free Soy Free
Marble Walnut Banana Bars Vegan Gluten Free Soy Free
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 34 mins
- Total Time: 44 mins
- Yield: 9 1x
Ingredients
- wet ingredients
- 2 med mashed bananas
- â…“ cup pumpkin puree (not pir filling)
- ¼ cup all natural applesauce
- 2 tbsp cooking oil (crisco)
- ½ tsp vanilla
- dry ingredients
- 1 cup all purpose GF flour
- ¾ cup packed brown sugar
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp salt
- ⅓ - ½ cup super finely chopped walnuts
- chocolate marble
- ½ cup of the batter from above
- mixed with 1 ½ tbsp cocoa powder
- ½ tsp crisco oil
Instructions
- pre heat the oven at 350 spray a 9x9 pan with non-stick cooking spray
- in a large bowl mix all the wet ingredients: first add the bananas and mash them really well, then add you pumpkin, applesauce, crisco, vanilla and mix well
- next add your dry ingredients flour, brown sugar, baking soda, baking powder, salt and stir really well until smooth
- add your finely chopped walnuts
- in a separate small bowl take ½ cup of the batter and mix it with the cocoa powder and crisco
- fill the 9x9 pan with the batter and take your chocolate batter and put 9 scoops ion top of the batter and use a tooth pick to swirl the chocolate into the batter
- NOTE: the chocolate batter will be thick so make sure you use your tooth pick and push all the way to the bottom of the pan so that the batter is through the whole bar and not just sitting on the top layer!
Gayle @ Pumpkin 'N Spice
Happy Friday, Michele! I'm so glad it's the weekend, too! And these banana bars look perfect for a weekend treat! I love the swirls of chocolate and the banana flavor! These look so moist and dense, my kind of bar! Pinned! Have a great weekend! 🙂
tworaspberries
thanks so much for the pin Gayle your the best 😉 hope you had a great weekend!
annie@ciaochowbambina.com
These do look perfect for breakfast..and dessert...and a little mid-day snacking...with a cup of coffee...mmmm, yes - I will enjoy these! Nice recipe! Have a lovely weekend Michele!
tworaspberries
ahhh with coffee perfect idea 😉 thanks Annie
Laura
Anything "marbleized" in food just wins over my heart. I love the look, the texture and the taste! Bars look perfect for playing bananagrams tonight with friends (I know, pretty dorky but the banana in this recipe makes it perfect =) Nibbler or big meal.....hmmmmm, I guess it depends on the day. Some days I eat huge meals with no snacks and other days I snack all day and eat virtually no real meal.
tworaspberries
I agree 100 pecent! I love how pretty it looks 😉 hope you have a great weekend and fun time playing bananagrams!
Mira
Everything with bananas sounds great! These look perfectly thick and with wonderful light texture! Have a nice weekend!
★★★★★
tworaspberries
thanks girl!
Mir
I'm a nibbler too, Michele! People lecture me about eating meals, but I really just like to fuel through the day.
Love these bars! My GF-eating husband is a huge marble fan too, so this'll have to be made!
tworaspberries
right! perfect way of saying it, fuel through out the day 😉 thanks Mir!
Stacey @ Bake.Eat.Repeat.
Those could totally be breakfast! I love the marbled swirl in these bars, it's so pretty! Marbled stuff is always appealing to me, I want to make it all just cause it's pretty! 🙂
tworaspberries
😉 right! i totally agree it's just so pretty! thanks Stacey!
Caralyn @ glutenfreehappytummy
drool worthy!! YUM!!
Kelly - Life Made Sweeter
So glad it's the weekend too! I'm a nibbler and these bars sound like the perfect treat! Love the marbled swirl!
Tash
OH MY GOD Michele, I can't even! That marbling looks divine. I love the addition of walnuts, and the use of banana...?! Say no more! Amazing. Pinned 😀
★★★★★
tworaspberries
thanks so much for the pin girl! hope ya had a great weekend!
Nicole @ Waterloo, with Love
I'm sure your question was intended to be hard, but I actually couldn't decide wether I'm a big eater or a nibbler haha! I think I'm both! Which probably isn't a good thing, but I just love eating haha :p Love the recipe girl! Perfect weekend treat 🙂
tworaspberries
thanks Nicole! I love eating too 😉
Manali @ CookWithManali
I would happily eat these for breakfast Michele! Love banana and walnuts together, the bars look great! 🙂