Peanut Butter Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
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- Number of Servings: 16
Ingredients
2 large bananas, very ripe1/2 cup creamy or crunchy peanut butter 1/2 cup applesauce, unsweetened 1/2 cup 1% Milk1/4 cup brown sugar, packed 3 cups old-fashioned rolled oats1 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp salt 1 tsp cinnamon, ground 2 tsp vanilla extract 1 cup mini or regular chocolate chips, reserve some to sprinkle on top
1. Preheat oven to 350°F (177°C). Line a 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper with enough overhang on the sides to easily remove the bars from the pan. Set aside.
2. In a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer (or hand mixer), mash the bananas. On medium speed, beat or whisk in the remaining ingredients in the order listed. Batter will be a little thick, but still pourable.
3. Pour/spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until the center is set (it will still look relatively soft!).
4. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. After that, place the pan in the refrigerator for 1 hour until chilled. The bars are difficult to cut if they haven’t been chilled.
5. Remove bars from the pan using the overhang on the sides then cut into bars. (Note: the parchment paper is always a little moist from soaking up some moisture from the bars.)
*Optional: drizzle melted peanut butter over each
6. Cover leftover bars tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
2. In a large bowl or in the bowl of your stand mixer (or hand mixer), mash the bananas. On medium speed, beat or whisk in the remaining ingredients in the order listed. Batter will be a little thick, but still pourable.
3. Pour/spoon the mixture evenly into the prepared pan. Sprinkle chocolate chips on top. Bake for 25-28 minutes or until the center is set (it will still look relatively soft!).
4. Remove from the oven and cool in the pan at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. After that, place the pan in the refrigerator for 1 hour until chilled. The bars are difficult to cut if they haven’t been chilled.
5. Remove bars from the pan using the overhang on the sides then cut into bars. (Note: the parchment paper is always a little moist from soaking up some moisture from the bars.)
*Optional: drizzle melted peanut butter over each
6. Cover leftover bars tightly and store in the refrigerator for up to 10 days.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 210.3
- Total Fat: 9.3 g
- Cholesterol: 0.4 mg
- Sodium: 143.3 mg
- Total Carbs: 31.1 g
- Dietary Fiber: 2.6 g
- Protein: 4.1 g
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