Baked Chocolate Chip Banana Bread and Date Oat Bars
Servings 9 servings
Calories 233kcal
Ingredients
- 2 large overripe bananas
- 1 cup medjool dates pitted and softened (soak in warm water if firm)
- 2 large eggs or flax eggs: 2 tbsp flaxseed meal + 5 tbsp water
- 1/3 cup runny almond butter or peanut butter
- 1 tsp vanilla extract 1 1/2 cups rolled oats gluten-free if needed
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips use unsweetened or coconut/date sugar sweetened
Instructions
- preheat oven to 350°f and grease or line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
- in a food processor or blender, blend the bananas, softened dates, eggs, nut butter, and vanilla until completely smooth.
- transfer the mixture to a large bowl and stir in the oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and sea salt. fold in the chocolate chips.
- pour into the well greased or parchment lined baking dish and spread the batter evenly. sprinkle more chocolate chips on top if you like.
- bake for 30-32 minutes, or until the top is golden and a toothpick inserted comes out mostly clean.
- let cool for at least 20 minutes before slicing into bars.
Notes
macros per bar (1 of 9)
each bar is approximately:
calories: ~330 kcal
protein: ~10–11 g
carbs: ~44 g
fat: ~14–15 g