Coconut banana bars

Ingredients:

For the dough:

• 6 tbsp. (80 gr.) unsalted butter, melted
• 1/3 cup + 2 tbsp. (100 gr.) sugar
• 1 large egg
• 1 ¼ cups (180 gr.) all-purpose flour
• ½ tsp. baking powder
• ¼ tsp. salt

For the filling:

• 5 medium bananas
• 2 ½ cups (180 gr.) unsweetened coconut flakes
• 1/3 cup (70 gr.) sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 tbsp. whole milk
• 1 tsp. vanilla extract

Instructions:

To make the dough:

Preheat the oven to 360 F.

Grease the 9x13-baking dish. Set aside.

In a medium bowl combine sugar and egg. Mix on low speed with a hand-held mixer for 1 minute. Add melted butter. Mix on low for another 1 minute. Add flour, baking powder, and salt. Knead the dough only until it comes together. Do not over knead it. It should be very soft, pliable and slightly sticky. You can either roll out the dough with the rolling pin or transfer it to a baking dish. Or spread it in the baking dish using your fingers. Bake in the middle of the oven for 12 minutes.

To make the filling:

In the same medium bowl combine coconut flakes, sugar, eggs, vanilla extract, and milk. Mix until everything comes together and hold the shape when you squeeze it.

Peel all bananas, cut in half and split.

Remove the baking dish from the oven and place it on a towel. While still warm, arrange all banana slices starting from the shorter edge of the baking dish. Lightly press bananas into the dough. Spread the coconut filling evenly, gently pressing on top of the bananas. Sprinkle with the fancy large coconut flakes.

Bake in the middle of the oven for 23 minutes.

Remove from the oven. Let it cool completely. Cut bars into desired shapes.

Enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories 3526 cal

Fat 174 g

Carbs 390 g

Protein 51 g

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