Banana oat bars {vegan, gluten-free, nut-free}

Do you have some brown bananas on your counter top that you’re wondering what to do with?  If you do, I have a great, easy recipe.  If you don’t, you need to save a few and let them get spotty.  Do it.

These banana oat bars taste just like banana bread in a bar form.  And making them could  not be easier.  You have six simple ingredients.  Mix them all together, press it into a baking dish and bake.

12 minutes later you have chewy, moist bars that are great for breakfast, snacking, or even dessert.

These bars are vegan, gluten-free, nut-free, and have no added sugar. You won’t believe that all the sweetness comes from the bananas and dates.  They are perfectly sweet without any added sugar or sweeteners.

I made these on a whim because I had some spotty bananas I wanted to use, but we love them so much they’ve already been elevated to regular recipe status.  I love how having to take wheat out of my diet is forcing me to branch out in the kitchen.  There’s been some delicious results.

Banana oat bars {vegan, gluten-free, nut-free}

★★★★★

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These bars are vegan, nut free and GF!  Great for a healthy snack!

• Author: Healthy Happy Mama
• Prep Time: 10 minutes
• Cook Time: 12 minutes
• Total Time: 22 minutes
• Yield: 9 bars 1x
• Category: Snacks
• Cuisine: American

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Ingredients

• 1 cup dates, finely chopped
• 3 (very ripe) bananas, mashed
• 1 1/2 cups brown crispy rice cereal
• 1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (get certified GF to keep it GF)
• 1/2 cup oat flour (if you don’t have oat flour, just blend some oats in your blender until it is a fine flour)
• 2 tablespoons grapeseed oil, or baking oil of choice
• Optional add-ins*:  raisins, chocolate chips, walnuts

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.  Line a 8×8 or 9×9 square baking dish with parchment paper.  Mix all ingredients together in a large bowl.  Transfer the mixture into a baking dish and using the back of a wooden spoon or a spatula, press the mixture down well.  Bake in the preheated oven for 12 minutes, or until the top is just starting to get golden brown.  Allow to cool before slicing into 9 squares.  These can also be cut into granola bar shapes if you prefer.  I like these best stored in the refrigerator.  Enjoy!

 

Notes

*I didn’t try any of these add-ins, but I think they’d be delicious.

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 bar
• Calories: 183
• Sugar: 16.5g
• Sodium: 1.3mg
• Fat: 4.5g
• Carbohydrates: 35.6g
• Protein: 2.6g

Keywords: healthy snack