Description
These delicious banana oatmeal bars are the perfect blend of flavors and textures, making them a delightful choice for breakfast or a quick snack. Packed with mashed bananas, nut butter, and chocolate chips, these bars are both wholesome and indulgent.
Ingredients
For the Bars:
- 1½ cups mashed bananas (approx. 3 bananas)
- ½ cup nut butter
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat the Oven: Heat the oven to 350F and line a 9×9 baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mix Ingredients: In a large mixing bowl, combine mashed bananas, nut butter, rolled oats, cinnamon, vanilla, maple syrup, chocolate chips, and salt.
- Transfer and Bake: Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan. Add extra chocolate chips on top if desired. Bake for 18-20 minutes until golden and set.
- Cool and Serve: Allow the bars to cool completely before cutting into squares.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 18 minutes
- Category: Breakfast, Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Healthy
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 173 kcal
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 82mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0.02g
- Carbohydrates: 23g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 2mg
