Banana Power Bars

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 12
  • Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 189.3
  • Total Fat: 7.2 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 30.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 38.7 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 3.3 g
  • Protein: 7.6 g

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Introduction

You'd never guess these protein and fibre packed, low fat, banana bread-like bars were anything but delicious - but thanks to toasted soy flour and vital wheat gluten you can have your snack and eat it too! You'd never guess these protein and fibre packed, low fat, banana bread-like bars were anything but delicious - but thanks to toasted soy flour and vital wheat gluten you can have your snack and eat it too!
Number of Servings: 12

Ingredients

    2 large, overripe bananas
    ¼ cup melted coconut oil
    ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
    ¼ cup sugar
    ¼ cup Truvia Baking Blend
    ½ tbsp vanilla extract
    1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats
    1 cup toasted soy flour (kinako) or ground TVP
    ⅓ cup gluten flour
    ¼ cup ground tigernuts (or almonds)
    ¾ tsp baking powder
    ½ tsp salt
    ½ tsp ground cinnamon
    ½ tsp ground nutmeg
    ¼ tsp baking soda
    ¼ cup chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350°. Coat a 9” square baking dish with cooking spray.
Mash the bananas, oil, applesauce, sugar, Truvia and vanilla in a large bowl until smooth.
Add the oats, flours, tigernuts, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, nutmeg, and baking soda. Stir until just combined.
Spread in the pan and top with chocolate chips.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Serving Size: Makes one 9" pan, 12 pieces

Number of Servings: 12

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.