Description
These delicious banana oatmeal bars are a delightful blend of mashed bananas, nut butter, rolled oats, and chocolate chips, creating a nutritious and satisfying treat perfect for breakfast or snacking.
Ingredients
Mashed Bananas
- 1½ cups mashed bananas (approx. 3 bananas)
Nut Butter
- ½ cup nut butter
Rolled Oats
- 2 cups rolled oats
Cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
Vanilla Extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Maple Syrup
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
Chocolate Chips
- 1 cup chocolate chips
Salt
- ½ teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat 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 extract, maple syrup, chocolate chips, and salt.
- Transfer to Pan: Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared baking pan. Optionally, sprinkle more chocolate chips on top.
- Bake: Bake for 18 to 20 minutes until the edges are golden and the bars are set. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
- 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
