Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars
No guilt with these healthful super moist oat and banana bars!
Servings: 9
Calories: 212kcal
Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe or over ripe bananas
- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup raw honey
- 1 large egg beaten
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ¼ cup sour cream
- 2 Tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ½ cup unbleached whole wheat flour
- 2 Tablespoons ground flaxseed
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ¼ cup butterscotch or chocolate chips optional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Spray an 8" or 9" square baking pan with nonstick spray or fit pan with parchment paper.
- In a large mixing bowl, mash bananas. Stir or whisk in olive oil, honey, egg, vanilla, sour cream and peanut butter.
- In a separate medium- size mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, flaxseed, salt, baking soda. (Stir with a whisk to make sure all dry ingredients are well combined.)
- Add dry ingredients to banana mixture. Stir to combine.
- Stir in chips if desired.
- Spread mixture into prepared pan and bake 20-30 minutes or until middle is set.
- Place on rack and allow to cool then slice into 9 squares.
- Garnish with oatmeal flakes over top if desired.
Notes
Pro Tip
- Line your pan with parchment paper for easy clean up
- Want a richer tasting bar? Use butter in place of olive oil
- Make sure flaxseed is ground rather than whole for best nutritional benefits.
Nutrition
Calories: 212kcal | Carbohydrates: 26g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 22mg | Sodium: 216mg | Potassium: 204mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 84IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 1mg