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These oatmeal breakfast bars are just 4 ingredients. They are flourless, eggless, butterless, and ready in about 30 minutes. The oatmeal bars come out thick, soft, and chewy and make an easy and delicious breakfast.
We eat a lot of oatmeal so I am always trying to come up with new oatmeal recipes. I love how easy these oatmeal bars are to make. It took me about 15 minutes to prepare and 15 minutes to bake.
Ingredients
- Bananas
- NutButter (AlmondorPeanut Butter)
- Rolled Oats
- Chocolate Chips(ordried fruitto make them even healthier)
Bananas:Use overripebananasfor best results. They are much easier to mash. You want to mash thebananasuntil they have a puree consistency. You don’t want chunks ofbananasin your mash.
Nutbutter:Make sure you use natural creamynutbutter (the drippy kind you need tostir). For the version in the photos, I usedalmond butter. I’ve also made them withpeanut butter. I think thepeanut butterversion has more flavor.Almond butterhas a more mild flavor profile so I like to add plenty ofchocolate chipsand/ordried fruitif I’m usingalmond butter.
Oats:Thisrecipeuses old fashionedrolled oats. I have not tested it withquick oatsor quick cooking steel oats.
ChocolateChips:Either semisweet or milkchocolate chipswill work. Milkchocolate chipsare sweeter so if you prefer a sweeter oatmeal bar then you should add milkchocolate chips. I would avoid using darkchocolate chipsas they are not that sweet and theoatmeal barsdepend on the chips for sweetness.
Other mix-ins:Sometimes, I swap thechocolate chipsfor other mix-ins like choppedpecans,walnuts,almonds, or cashews.Raisinsanddried cranberriesalso work really well. You can add up to half a cup of mix-ins.
How to Make Them
Mix the mashed banana and nut butter first, and then mix in the oatmeal and some chocolate chips.
Press themixtureinto the bakingpanand then sprinkle the rest of thechocolate chipsover the top.
Bakethe bars for about 15 minutes and then cool them toroom temperaturebefore slicing them.
RecipeTips
You will need approximately three smallbananasfor therecipe. Mash thebananasfirst and then measure the amount you need.
Since these are breakfast bars, I didn’t want to make them too sweet. The sweetness of the bars comes from thebananasand thechocolate chips. If you prefer sweeter, you can add a littlemaple syruporhoneyto therecipeor use anutbutter that has sugar added.
Breakfast bars will keep for a day or two atroom temperature. Be sure to store them in anairtight containeror tightly wrapped withplastic wrap. If they are exposed to the air, they will dry out faster and not be soft and chewy.
You can also store them in the refrigerator, but you might want to let them sit out atroom temperaturefor a few minutes because they won’t be as soft if they are cold.
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4 Ingredient Healthy Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Servings: 12 bars
Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes minutes
Course: Breakfast
Cuisine: American
Easy oatmeal bars that are perfect for breakfast. They come out thick, soft and chewy.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed ripe bananas approximately 3 small bananas
- 1/2 cup natural creamy almond butter or peanut butter unsweetened
- 2 1/4 cups rolled oats
- 1/2 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8 inch by 8 inch baking pan with parchment paper.
In a large bowl add bananas and nut butter. Stir until evenly mixed. Add in oats and stir until evenly combined. Reserve 3 tbsp of chocolate chips and stir remaining into the oats. Stir until evenly combined.
Add oats to prepared baking pan. Use a spatula to spread the oats evenly across and smooth out the surface. Sprinkle remaining chocolate chips across surface. Press them gently into the oat mixture so they are not loose on top.
Bake bars about 13-15 minutes or until set. Let bars cool completely before cutting and serving.
Notes
- Measure your 1 cup of bananas after they have been mashed. Make sure your mash is a puree consistency with no visible chunks of banana.
- The bars are not very sweet, getting most of their sweetness from the chocolate chips. If you like sweeter, you can add 2-4 tbsp of maple syrup or add more chocolate.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar, Calories: 175kcal, Carbohydrates: 22g, Protein: 5g, Fat: 8g, Saturated Fat: 1g, Sodium: 6mg, Fiber: 3g, Sugar: 8g, NET CARBS: 19
The nutrition information provided are only estimates based on an online nutritional calculator. I am not a certified nutritionist. Please consult a professional nutritionist or doctor for accurate information and any dietary restrictions and concerns you may have.
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