4-Ingredient Banana Oatmeal Bars​

Easy, healthy oatmeal bars made with 4 simple ingredients that are vegan, gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and delicious for snack, breakfast, or dessert! Customize these bars to your heart's delight!


Prep Time:5minutes mins
Cook Time:20minutes mins
Total Time:25minutes mins

Equipment​

• 9-Inch Square Baking Pan

Ingredients​

• ▢3 large ripe bananas 1 ½ cups mashed
• ▢½ cup (120g) creamy almond butter*
• ▢2 cups (200g) rolled oats
• ▢1 cup (170g) chocolate chips

Optional Additions:​

• ▢1 tsp pure vanilla extract
• ▢¼ tsp sea salt
• ▢1 tsp ground cinnamon
• ▢2/3 cup (100g) chopped walnuts or pecans

Instructions​

• Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius and line a 9” x 9” baking pan with parchment paper (you can also use an 8” x 8” cake pan as well).
• Mash the bananas in a bowl until most of the chunks are out and they’re nice and creamy.
• Stir in the almond butter until it is well-combined with the banana and a thick creamy substance results.
• Mix in the rolled oats and chocolate chips and stir until everything is well-combined.
• Transfer the bar mixture to the prepared baking pan and smooth it into an even layer.
• Bake on the center rack of the preheated oven for 18 to 25 minutes, or until the edges of the bars are golden-brown and the bars appear set up. Allow the bars to cool completely before slicing and serving.

Notes​

Nutrition facts are calculated without the chocolate chips. With chocolate chips, each slice is 176 per slice and 12 grams of sugar.

*Use peanut butter or sunflower seed butter in place of almond butter

Nutrition​

Serving: 1Slice (of 16), Calories: 139kcal, Carbohydrates: 16g, Protein: 4g, Fat: 6g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Sodium: 73mg, Potassium: 79mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 3g
Course: Breakfast
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