hummingbird bars
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I make this every Christmas for cookie swap - my family and friends request them all year long. I have been making them 20+ years.
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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
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Step 1Soray a 15x10 jelly roll pan with cooking spray. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
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Step 2Combine 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.
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Step 3Combine 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
Tag:
#Quick & Easy
Tag:
#For Kids
Keyword:
#nuts
Keyword:
#Christmas
Keyword:
#pineapple
Keyword:
#cookie
Keyword:
#Southern
Keyword:
#bananas
Keyword:
#spice
Ingredient:
Fruit
Method:
Bake
Culture:
American
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