Description
Delicious and chewy peanut butter oat bars that are perfect for a snack or breakfast!
Ingredients
Scale
- 3½ cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 tablespoons chia seeds
- ½ cup mashed banana (from 1 large very ripe banana)
- ½ cup peanut butter
- ½ cup honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ⅓ cup mini chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Coat an 8×8-inch pan with nonstick spray and line with parchment paper. (The paper helps make the bars easy to lift out and slice after baking, without scratching your pan. To make thinner bars, bake in a 9×13-inch pan.)
- Add the mashed banana, peanut butter, honey, vanilla, and chocolate chips to a medium bowl. Stir very well to evenly combine.
- Add the oats, flour, brown sugar, salt, and chia seeds to another medium bowl. Stir to mix.
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients. Mix to combine.
- Press the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 20 minutes.
- Cover pan with foil and bake for an additional 10 minutes. (The foil prevents the edges from over browning. If baking in a 9×13-inch pan, bake for 6-8 minutes.)
- Remove pan from the oven and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Once cooled, use the paper to lift the bars out of the pan onto a cutting board. Slice into rectangles or squares.
Notes
- These bars are great for meal prep and can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Feel free to substitute the chocolate chips with your favorite nuts or dried fruits.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 30 minutes
- Category: snack
- Method: bake
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 10g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 6g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 5g
- Cholesterol: 0mg