Wednesday, May 9, 2012

Banana-Oat Bars

 

 

Banana - Oat Bars

 

 

Ingredients (Makes 8 - 10 chewy bars)

  1. Banana – 2, ripe (About 1 cup mashed)
  2. Oats – 2 cups (You can also use granola)
  3. Dates – 1/2 cup, pitted and chopped
  4. Walnuts – 1/2 cup, chopped (You can also use sliced or chopped almonds, pecans etc)
  5. Raisins – 2 tbsp
  6. Butter – 1.5 tbsp, melted
  7. Honey – 1 tbsp (Optional, it would be perfectly sweet if you use over-ripe bananas)
  8. Cinnamon powder – 1/4 tsp
  9. Salt – 1/4 tsp

Method

1. Preheat the oven to 350 F. Line an 8 x 8 inch square pan with aluminium foil or parchment paper. Grease lightly.

2. Mix all the ingredients together using your hands or a spatula. Transfer the mixture to the prepared pan and press down using your fingers or an offset spatula. Bake for 35 minutes. Cool down and cut into 8 – 10 slices.

 

 

Banana - Oat Bars

 

Adapted from here