Soft and chewy peanut butter banana oatmeal bars with melty chocolate chips in every bite! The sweet banana, salty peanut butter, and rich chocolate flavors all come together for a delicious (and healthy) sweet treat.
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe banana ~2 ½ medium-size bananas
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup natural creamy peanut butter
- ½ cup almond milk can use any non dairy option or regular milk
- ½ cup pure maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup oat flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ cup chocolate chips + more for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and line a 9x9 baking tray with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, whisk together mashed banana, eggs, peanut butter, hemp milk, maple syrup and vanilla extract until combined.
- Stir in rolled oats, oat flour, baking powder, ground cinnamon and salt. Stir in chocolate chips until just combined.
- Pour batter into the parchment-lined baking tray and spread in an even layer. Top with additional chocolate chips. Move to the oven and bake at 350F for 30 - 35 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean. Let cool completely before cutting into 9 squares.
Notes
- Make sure the bananas are spotty and brown as they help sweeten the recipe. I like to mash the bananas, and then measure to make sure I get an even cup.
- Use peanut butter with peanuts and salt as the only 2 ingredients.
- You can use any non-dairy milk option in place of almond milk, such as oat milk, soy milk, hemp milk, or coconut milk (from a carton not canned)
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