Description
Delightful oatmeal bars combining peanut butter, ripe bananas, and chocolate, perfect for breakfast or a snack.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup (230g) mashed bananas (about 3 medium or 2 large ripe bananas)
- 1/2 cup (125g) creamy or crunchy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup (50g) coconut sugar or brown sugar
- 1/4 cup (60g) unsweetened applesauce
- 1/2 cup (120ml) almond milk (or any nondairy milk)
- 2 and 1/2 cups (213g) old-fashioned whole oats or quick oats (not instant)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 cup (180g) semi-sweet chocolate chips (use dairy-free for vegan)
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Mash the ripe bananas in a large bowl until smooth.
- Beat in peanut butter, coconut sugar, applesauce, almond milk, oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, vanilla extract, and half of the chocolate chips until combined.
- Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan and sprinkle the remaining chocolate chips on top.
- Bake for 25-28 minutes, or until the center is set.
- Let the bars cool in the pan for 30 to 60 minutes, then refrigerate for about an hour.
- Lift the bars out using the parchment overhang and cut into 16 bars.
Notes
Use very ripe bananas for better flavor. Adjust almond milk if batter seems too thick.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Snack
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 28g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg