Banana Bars with Maple Cream Cheese Frosting

BANANA BARS

1/2 cup melted butter

1 cup dark brown sugar

1 egg

1 1/2 tsp vanilla

1/4 tsp salt

1 cup flour

1/2 cup mashed banana  

1/4c-1/2 c semi sweet chocolate chips (as many as you like)

Preheat oven to 350 degree 

grease 8x8 pan then line with parchment paper

Melt butter in large bowl, mix in brown sugar until combined

Add in egg, mix

add vanilla 

add mashed banana

In a small bowl add flour and salt, mix

add flour to wet ingredients. 

Add in chocolate chips

Mix until combined

Pour into prepared 8x8 pan

Bake for 30-35 mins until light brown and toothpick comes out clean.

Cool completely, then frost

FROSTING

 4 oz soft cream cheese

2 TBLS soft butter

1/8 cup 100% real maple syrup 

1/2 tsp vanilla

Mix all frosting ingredients in a bowl. Whisk until creamy.

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Rice Pilaf

 

1 TBLS butter

1 TBLS olive oil

1 small diced onion

1 clove minced garlic

1/4 tsp salt

1/2 tsp ground coriander

1/2 tsp ground cumin

pinch of nutmeg

1 cup jasmine rice (not instant)

1 cups of chicken bone broth 

1 bay leaf

melt butter and olive oil in pot with lid. 

Add diced onion and cook for a few minutes until soft

add garlic for 1 minute

add salt, coriander, cumin and nutmeg, cook for 1 minute

add rice and brown for 2 minutes

add broth and bay leaf

bring to a boil, cover and turn temp to simmer

cook covered for 15 minutes until rice is cooked

you can garnish with parsley

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