Hikers Bars

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup chunky peanut butter
• 1/3 cup butter
• 2 medium bananas, cut up
• 1/2 cup molasses
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 4 large eggs (well beaten)
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
• 1 1/3 cups flour
• 4 cups kellogg special k cereal, crushed
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 6 ounces chocolate chips
• 1 cup salted peanuts, chopped
• 6 -8 ounces dates, chopped

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 in a large bowl: cream together peanut butter and butter.
• 3 mix in bananas, molasses, sugar, and vanilla.
• 4 add beaten eggs, mix well.
• 5 stir in the cereal.
• 6 sift together dry ingredients and mix into batter.
• 7 add chips, peanuts, and dates.
• 8 pour batter into greased 9x13 pan.
• 9 bake in preheated 350°.
• 10 f oven for 35 to 45 minutes.
• 11 cut into bars.
• 12 allow to cool just enough to handle and remove from pan.