Chocolate and Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars
Breakfast just got a makeover with these decadent yet healthy chocolate banana and peanut butter oatmeal bars! Only wholesome ingredients like oats, seeds, bananas and creamy peanut butter. Warning: these bars might become a favorite!
Equipment
- 9x9 baking pan
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 2 tbsp cocoa powder
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp cinnamon
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp chia seeds
- 2 tbsp ground flax seeds
- 2 tbsp hemp seeds
- 1.5 cups plant milk
- 2 overripe bananas
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 tbsp cacao nibs for topping
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350. Line the 9x9 pan with parchment paper or very lightly grease.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine all the dry ingredients and mix until incorporated (except for the cacao nibs).
- In a smaller mixing bowl, mash the banana. Then add the rest of the wet ingredients.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry and mix.
- Add to the pan. Top with cacao nibs. Bake for 30-35 minutes.