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Banana bread breakfast bars with oats and walnuts

Banana Bread Breakfast Bars

Soft, wholesome bars that taste like banana bread, made with ripe bananas, oats, and a touch of maple syrup. A perfect make-ahead breakfast or snack.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 25 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes
Servings: 12 servings
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients
  

  • 3 ripe bananas mashed, about 1¼ cups
  • 2 large eggs
  • ⅓ cup maple syrup or honey
  • ¼ cup melted coconut oil or butter
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1½ cups oat flour or 1¾ cups oats blended until fine
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oats
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup chopped walnuts optional

Method
 

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8x8-inch pan with parchment paper.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk together the mashed bananas, eggs, maple syrup, melted coconut oil, and vanilla.
  3. Add the oat flour, oats, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt and stir until just combined. Fold in the walnuts.
  4. Spread the batter evenly in the pan.
  5. Bake 22–26 minutes, until golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool completely in the pan, then lift out using the parchment and cut into 12 bars.

Notes

  • Add ½ cup chocolate chips for a treat.
  • Swap walnuts for pecans or pumpkin seeds.
  • Use a flax egg for an egg-free version.
  • Warm bars and spread with peanut butter.