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Banana Oatmeal Protein Breakfast Bars

Sweet, nutty and absolutely delicious, these Banana Oatmeal Protein Bars are a wonderful breakfast or snack. They are energizing, and filled with nutrients, but made without refined sugars. So easy to make with just a few pantry ingredients.
Course Breakfast, Dessert, Lunch, Snack
Cuisine Healthy Clean Eating
Keyword banana oatmeal protein breakfast bars, banana peanut butter protein bars, clean eating breakfast, clean eating dessert or snack, healthy breakfast protein bars, no bake breakfast bars
Servings 8

Ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats
  • 1 cup dates, soaked 30 minutes and drained
  • 1/2 cup almonds or walnuts
  • 1/2 cup desiccated coconut
  • 2 bananas, ripe
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 2 scoops protein or collagen peptides powder
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Chocolate Topping

  • 1 cup chocolate chips
  • 1 tablespoon coconut oil

Instructions

  • Line a 8 x 8-inch baking pan or dish with parchment paper on the bottom and sides leaving some over hanging to act as a handle to get the bars out easier for cutting.
    Place the oats and almonds in a food processor and process until broken down and crumbly. Add dates and coconut and continue to process until well combined.
    Add bananas, peanut butter, protein powder and vanilla and pulse a few times until mixture comes together in a sticky dough.
    Be careful not to over process as its nice to have texture variance and different sized “bits” in your oat banana bars.
    Transfer mixture to the lined pan and smooth out with a spatula or back of a spoon. Place in freezer for 15 minutes while you melt the chocolate topping.

Chocolate Topping

  • Place chocolate chips and coconut oil in small dish and microwave with 30 second bursts stirring between each one until melted and smooth.
    Or use double boiler method - (pot of boiling water with a bowl resting on top) melt the chocolate chips and the coconut oil together.
    Once melted, spread on top of the oat mixture.
    Freeze until firm enough to cut into 8 bars or more smaller squares.
     Store in fridge for up to 1 week or freezer for up to 3 months.
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