Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars Recipe – Simple Recipe Ever: Not only are these nutritious Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars wonderful enough to be served as dessert, but they are also nutritious enough to be enjoyed with breakfast. This straightforward recipe calls for no prior baking skills and only takes five fundamental ingredients and a single bowl.
Chocolate Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars Recipe – Simple Recipe Ever
Ingredients
- 3 large ripe bananas, 1 ½ cups mashed
- ½ cup creamy almond butter, *
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats
- ⅓ cup cocoa powder
- 1/2 cup to 1 cup chocolate chips, optional**
- ¼ tsp sea salt, to taste
- 2 Tbsp pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
Instructions
Prepare a square baking pan of 8 inches in diameter by lining it with a piece of parchment paper and preheating the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
To achieve a creamy consistency, mash the ripe bananas in a big bowl. Mix the wet ingredients together until they are thoroughly blended, then stir in the almond butter (and pure maple syrup, if you are adding it).
The dry ingredients should be added to the mixing bowl, which includes the quick oats, cocoa powder, sea salt, and cinnamon, if you are using it.
The batter should be thickened by mixing. If you are going to add chocolate chips, stir them in with the mixture.
Transfer the chocolate banana oat mixture to the baking dish that has been prepared, and spread it out making sure that it is evenly distributed.
You can sprinkle additional chocolate chips on top if you so wish. Bake on the middle shelf of an oven that has been warmed for 12 to 16 minutes, or until the sides have become hard (I bake mine for 15 minutes).
It is recommended that the chocolate oatmeal bars be allowed to reach room temperature before being sliced and served.
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Heat the oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and place parchment paper inside an 8-inch square baking pan.
In a large basin, mash the ripe bananas until creamy. Add the pure maple syrup and almond butter, if using, and stir until the wet ingredients are thoroughly blended.
In the mixing bowl, add quick oats, cocoa powder, sea salt, and cinnamon (if adding).Mix to a thick batter. Adding chocolate chips.
Spread the chocolate banana oat mixture evenly in the baking dish. Sprinkle more chocolate chips if desired.
Place on the center rack of the preheated oven for 12–16 minutes, or until the sides are firm (I bake mine for 15).Slice and serve chocolate oatmeal bars after they cool to room temperature.
Keep leftover bars in an airtight container or zip lock bag in the fridge for 5 days. The bars can be frozen in a bag for 3 months.
Nutrition
- Serving:Â 1bar (of 9)
- Calories:Â 241kcal
- Carbohydrates:Â 29g
- Â Protein:Â 7g
- Â Fat:Â 13g
- Saturated Fat:Â 3g
- Polyunsaturated Fat:Â 2g
- Monounsaturated Fat:Â 5g
- Â Sodium:Â 10mg
- Â Fiber:Â 10g
- Sugar:Â 6g
