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One Dish Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars

Made with pantry staples, these peanut butter banana oatmeal bars are full of whole grains, healthy fats and chocolate goodness. It's a simple meal prep snack to kick the 3pm energy slump all week long.
Prep Time10 minutes
Cook Time20 minutes
Total Time30 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Keyword: 30 minute meals, Breakfast, brownies and bars, meal prep, Vegetarian
Servings: 12 bars

Ingredients 

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed
  • cup milk
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • 2.5 cups oats quick or rolled
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon optional
  • ½ cup chocolate chips or chunks optional
  • Flakey sea salt optional, for sprinkling

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350 F and grease a 6x9 inch rectangular pan.
  • Directly in the pan, mash your bananas using a potato masher or fork until a smooth paste forms. Add in peanut butter, milk and vanilla extract (if using) mix until smooth.
  • Once smooth, pour in oats, salt, baking soda, cinnamon and chocolate (if using) , bake for about 17-24 minutes or until the top begins to brown a toothpick inserted into the center of the baking tray comes out clean. Sprinkle with flakey sea salt and enjoy.

Notes

*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.

Nutrition

Calories: 198kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 5g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 1mg | Sodium: 145mg | Potassium: 260mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 30IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 31mg | Iron: 1mg
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