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Easy Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars for Healthy Snacking

Easy Banana Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars for Healthy Snacking
Prep
10 min
Cook
20 min
Total
30 min
Serves
15
Calories
98 kcal
Carbs
14.00 g

Ingredients

  • 1.5 cupsrolled oats
  • 0.5 tspcinnamon
  • 0.25 tspsalt
  • 0.5 tspbaking powder
  • 2 largeripe bananas ((approx 1 cup mashed))
  • 0.5 cuppeanut butter ((creamy or runny is best))
  • 0.33 cupmaple syrup ((can sub honey))
  • 1 tspvanilla extract
  • 0.33 cupdark chocolate chips

Instructions

  1. 1

    Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.

  2. 2

    In a large mixing bowl, mix the rolled oats, cinnamon, salt, and baking powder together.

  3. 3

    In another bowl, mash the bananas, then add peanut butter, maple syrup and vanilla extract and mix until well combined.

  4. 4

    Pour the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients and stir until just combined. Add the chocolate chips and mix.

  5. 5

    Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and spread it out evenly with a spatula. Optionally sprinkle a few more chocolate chips on top.

  6. 6

    Bake in the preheated oven for about 20-25 minutes, or until the edges start to turn golden brown. Let the bars cool for 10 minutes before removing from the pan and slicing.