Recipe: Monkey Bars with Chocolate Bits

This is an excellent recipe to use up those old bananas collecting in the refrigerator.  I tried it with the cinnamon but think I would prefer it without cinnamon.  This recipe is  much like a banana bread only in bars.
I found the recipe in Woman's Day Magazine.
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MONKEY BARS (printable recipe)
Ingredients:
1 2/3 cups mashed ripe bananas (about 5)
3/4 cup packed light-brown sugar
1/4 cup oil
1/4 cup milk
2 large eggs
2 tsps vanilla extract
1 tsp. each baking soda
1 tsp. cinnamon (optional)
1/4 tsp. salt
1 3/4 cups white whole wheat flour
1 cup mini chocolate chips

Directions:
Heat oven to 350'.   Line a 15x10x1/2 inch  baking pan
with nonstick foil (let the foil extend about 2 inches
above pan at both ends.)

Whisk mashed bananas, sugar, oil, milk, eggs,
vanilla, baking soda, cinnamon (optional) and salt in
a large bowl until mixed thoroughly. Whisk in flour
just until blended; gently stir in 1/2 cup of the min
chocolate chips.

Spread batter in prepared pan.   Sprinkle remaining
chocolate chips on top.   Bake 15-20 mins. until
wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean.
Cool completely in pan on wire rack.

Holding foil by ends, lift from pan onto cutting board.
Carefully cut lengthwise in 4 strips and then cut
each strip in 10; remove foil.

80 cal. per bar
NOTE:  I do prefer these without the cinnamon.