Description
Delicious and healthy banana oatmeal bars made with old-fashioned rolled oats and ripe bananas.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
- 0 cup quick oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 0 tsp ground cinnamon
- 0 tsp salt
- 1 cup mashed bananas (about 3 ripe bananas)
- 2 tbsp peanut butter
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 large egg
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 0 cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (177°C). Spray an 8×8-inch pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, stir together rolled oats, quick oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- In another bowl, mash bananas until smooth. Stir in peanut butter, honey, egg, and vanilla until combined.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients. Mix until just combined, then fold in chocolate chips.
- Transfer batter into the prepared pan, pressing gently to even out. Bake for 18–20 minutes, until edges are golden and center is set.
- Let the bars rest for 10 minutes in the pan, then cool completely on a wire rack before slicing into 9 bars.
Notes
- Make sure to use ripe bananas for the best flavor.
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: snack
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 50mg
- Fat: 5g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 24g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 30mg