Banana Crunch Bars

Total Time: 4 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 4 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 3/4 cups chocolate wafers, crushed (about 36 wafers)
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup unsweetened cocoa powder
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 1/2 cup butter, melted
• 3 tablespoons light corn syrup
• 2 tablespoons butter
• 2 medium bananas, sliced (1 1/2 cups)
• 1 teaspoon rum flavoring
• 1/2 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
• 1/2 cup peanut butter chips
• 1 teaspoon shortening

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350ºf.
• 2 in a medium bowl combine the crushed wafers, sugar, cocoa powder, and vanilla.
• 3 stir in 1/2 cup melted butter.
• 4 press into the bottom of a greased 8x8-inch pan.
• 5 bake for 10 minutes and cool slightly on a wire rack, about 10 minutes.
• 6 in a small saucepan combine the corn syrup and 2 tablespoons butter.
• 7 stir over medium heat until melted and bubbly.
• 8 remove from heat.
• 9 stir in bananas and rum flavoring.
• 10 spoon banana mixture in an even layer over baked crust.
• 11 in another small saucepan combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter chips, and shortening.
• 12 stir over low heat until melted.
• 13 drizzle over the banana mixture.
• 14 cover and chill until set, about 4 hours.
• 15 let stand at room temperature for 20 minutes before cutting into bars.
• 16 serve the same day.