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Banana Bread Chocolate Chip Oat Snack Bars

Yield: 9 Snack bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 18 minutes
Total Time: 33 minutes

Ingredients

  • 2 ¼ cups (225 g) rolled oats, finely ground in a blender or food processor (measure the oats before grinding)
  • ½ teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon cinnamon
  • 3 medium (about 339 g) bananas
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup (57 g) unsweetened applesauce
  • ¼ cup honey or agave nectar
  • ⅓ cup (57 g) chocolate chips, optional

Instructions 

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8X8- or 9X9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Set aside.
  • In a medium bowl, whisk together the ground oats, baking powder, baking soda, salt and cinnamon.
  • Add the bananas, vanilla, applesauce, and honey or agave nectar to the blender and process until smooth.
  • Pour the wet mixture over the dry ingredients and mix just until combined.
  • Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Sprinkle with chocolate chips (if using). Bake for 14-18 minutes until set around the edges and just barely moist in the center.

Notes

Oats: I used old-fashioned rolled oats for this recipe. I haven't made them using quick oats but I suspect they'll work just fine (if it were me, I'd cut down on the oats just slightly if using quick oats since they will probably measure out a bit more than the rolled oats before blending).