Vegan No-Bake Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Protein Bars

1 Ripe Banana (mashed)
1.5 c Oats
1/2 c Shredded Coconut (I used sweetened)
1/2 c Raisins (or date chunks, cranberries, craisins, dried cherries/mangoes/apricots/etc. Any dried fruit will work)
1/2 c Chocolate Chips (or carob, butterscotch, white chocolate chips, etc.)
1/2 c Maple Syrup (or agave, yacon syrup)
1/2 c Peanut Butter (or any nut butter, i.e. almond, pecan, cashew, etc.)

The Following Ingredients are Optional but I used them all:

2 to 4 scoops of Protein Powder (I used 2 heaping scoops of Sun Warrior Brown Rice Raw Vegan Protein Powder in Vanilla flavor. And if you don’t care about the protein aspect or don’t have on hand, just omit the Protein Powder all together)
2 Tbsp Flax Seeds
2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
1.5 Tsp Cinnamon
1 Tsp Vanilla Extract

They soften up quickly at room temp, and will keep for a month or more in the freezer.

Mix all ingredients. Stir. Press into a tupperware-style Container or 8×8 Pan (or use whatever you want, even a cookie sheet with a raised edge will work). Freeze to harden. I cut into 10 bars. Wrap in plastic wrap. Store: in the freezer, individually wrapped.

Serving Size: Makes 10 bars