Banana Bars
Very quick and simple to whip up, these make a lightly-sweet snack or breakfast that use up ripe bananas. Low in fat and added sugar, and made with whole grains and common ingredients.
Servings 12 bars
Ingredients
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup plant milk (I use soy)
- 2 TBSP ground flax seed (or one egg)
- 1 tsp apple cider vinegar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup maple syrup (or any type of sugar)
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup whole wheat flour OR gluten free all-purpose OR oat flour
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 3/4 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/4 cup protein powder (optional--I love using Just Ingredients Vegan Vanilla)
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts or pecans (or sunflower seeds or pumpkin seeds for nut-free)
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips (optional), plus additional for on top
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
- If you're making oat flour, blend the oats in the blender until fine and pour into a mixing bowl. Put the bananas, milk, apple cider vinegar, ground flax seed and maple syrup (or sugar) into a blender, and blend until smooth.
- In a mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, baking soda, salt, chocolate chips and walnuts. Pour the blended banana mixture in and stir until just combined.
- Pour into a greased or parchment-lined 13x9 inch pan. Sprinkle with more chocolate chips or nuts if you'd like.
- Bake for 30 minutes, until firm to the touch in the middle. Let cool before cutting so they are less crumbly.
- My kids really enjoy these bars in a bowl with milk and a spoon.
