hummingbird bars

(1 RATING)
157 Pinches
Wilton, NY
Updated on Mar 21, 2013

I make this every Christmas for cookie swap - my family and friends request them all year long. I have been making them 20+ years.

prep time 20 Min
cook time 40 Min
method Bake
yield 36 serving(s)

Ingredients

  • 3 cups all purpose flour
  • 2 cups sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup oil
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups diced bananas
  • 1 cup pecans or walnuts, chopped [optional]
  • 1 1/2 cups maraschino cherries, halved
  • 3 - eggs, slightly beaten
  • 1 - 8 oz, can crushed pineapple, undrained
  • - glaze:
  • 1/4 cup margarine, softened
  • 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar
  • 1-2 tablespoon warm milk
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

How To Make hummingbird bars

  • Step 1
    Soray a 15x10 jelly roll pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
  • Step 2
    Combine all the bar ingredients and mix well. [I originally forgot to include the 8 oz. can of pineapple, undrained]. Pour and spread evenly in the 15x10 pan. Bake for 30-40 minutes or until toothpick inserted comes out clean.
  • Step 3
    Combine all glaze ingredients, adding enough milk for a glaze consistency. Spread over warm bars. Cool completely. Cut into your desired sized bars.

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Category: Cookies
Category: Other Snacks
Keyword: #nuts
Keyword: #Christmas
Keyword: #pineapple
Keyword: #cookie
Keyword: #Southern
Keyword: #bananas
Keyword: #spice
Ingredient: Fruit
Method: Bake
Culture: American

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