Healthy Banana Oatmeal Bars
This Banana Oatmeal Bar contains healthy, simple ingredients to get your day going–oatmeal, nut butter, honey, bananas and spice! It’s ideal for folks with gluten, egg, and cow’s milk concerns, because this recipe has none. Make this recipe your own by using different nut butters and adding dried fruits.
- Prep Time: 10 Minutes
- Cook Time: 40 Minutes
- Total Time: 50 Minutes
- Yield: 9-12 Bars 1x
Ingredients
4 cups oatmeal, rolled or old-fashioned
1/4 cup chia seeds
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. nutmeg
1/2 tsp. ground cloves
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2 tsp. salt (table or kosher)
1 cup almond or coconut milk
1/3 cup honey*
3 tbsp. nut butter, like peanut, almond or cashew**
2 ripe bananas
1 tsp. vanilla
Dried fruit (About 2 cups), if using.
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 8-inch by 8-inch pan with parchment paper or spray with cooking spray. Set aside.
Using a food processor or blend, grind 2 cups of the oatmeal into a fine powder. Pour into a medium bowl. Add remaining 2 cups of oatmeal, chia seeds, cinnamon, nutmeg, ground cloves, baking powder, and salt. Blend until smooth.
In the food processor or blender, blend almond milk, honey, nut butter, bananas, and vanilla until smooth. Pour into dry ingredients. Stir to combine. *If using, stir in dried fruit now. Pour into prepared pan and smooth top.
Bake for 40 minutes or until edges are light golden. Cool on a wire rack. Stores in a sealed container for up to 5 days at room temperature.
Notes
*Equal parts of maple syrup can be substituted for the honey.
**Use peanut, almond, cashew, or your favorite nut butter.
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