Breakfast Oat Bars (One Bowl, 20 Minutes!)
Breakfast Oat Bars are a chewy Oatmeal Breakfast Bar that is perfect for busy mornings or a midday snack. These oat bars are made with wholesome ingredients like organic oats, mashed banana and ground flax. They’re great for meal prepping in advance!
Servings 12 servings
Ingredients
- 1.5 cups mashed over-ripe banana (about 3 large bananas)
- 1/2 cup almond butter
- 1/4 cup ground flax
- 1.5 cups oats
- 3/4 cup oat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and prepare your baking dish by lining an 8×8 pan with parchment paper. PRO TIP: Spray a small amount of non-stick spray before adding in the parchment paper to prevent the parchment paper from slipping.
- In a large bowl, add in bananas and mash really well. I use a fork for this, but you can use a potato masher if you have one.
- Add in the almond butter, ground flax and cinnamon next and mix once more.
- Then, add in the oats, oat flour and baking powder. Using a spatula, mix until ingredients are well incorporated. Fold in chocolate chips last.
- Pour this mixture into the prepared 8×8 dish and bake in the preheated oven for 18 minutes. Remove and allow to cool completely before cutting into.
- Store in the fridge in an airtight container up to 4-5 days.
Notes
Use extra-ripe bananas: The spottier the bananas, the sweeter and more flavorful your bars will be — no need to add extra sweetener.
Measure the banana after mashing: Bananas vary in size, so mash first, then measure to ensure your bars aren’t too wet or too dry.
Warm the almond butter: If your almond butter is thick, microwave it for 10–15 seconds so it mixes smoothly into the batter.
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