This slice has a moist texture like banana bread. Apple juice can be substituted for the rum, and pecans for the walnuts.
I used about 1/2 cup of rum in the batter instead of the tablespoon. There was a light rum flavor to the bread afterwards but still nothing terribly strong. I made this into bread instead of bars, and it was a decent loaf that got eaten quickly by the roommates. - 13 Jun 2008 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
This ia a nice little snacking cake. I think it does have a good amount of flavor--some cinnamon might be nice, but overall the banana flavor comes through. It's moist but crisp on the edges--just how I like it. Very easy and quick to make, as well. I like the raisins in this. I don't have walnuts (bf does not like them) and didn't want to sub any other nuts, so I just left them out. Very nice, thank you for the recipe! - 12 Jan 2010 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)
Very cool name! There's nothing better than saying "I'm hungry. Where are the monkey bars?" Loved the raisins, used half whole wheat flour, the banana part was great (I'd maybe add a full banana next time), but my walnuts were a bit stale - use FRESH walnuts!! My inner child is screaming that chocolate chips in here too would truly make them 'monkey' bars - 22 Feb 2009 (Review from Allrecipes USA and Canada)