Banana Oatmeal Energy Squares
- no flour required!
Another Raising Kids Naturally favourite recipe that you can have as an energy bar after a workout, snack, or even for breakfast 'cause it's so healthy!
You can omit any of the seeds you don't like, use peanut-free butter, or any other nut butter you prefer.Raising Kids Naturally favourite recipe that you can have as an energy bar after a workout, snack, or even for breakfast 'cause it's so healthy!
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Ingredients:
• 4 ripe bananas
• 1 cup natural peanut butter
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup of nuts or seeds - your choice (pumpkin and sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, hemp, chia, etc.)
Here's how:
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Preheat oven to 350°F
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Mash the bananas and add peanut butter, honey, cinnamon and vanilla until smooth and well blended.
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Add oats and nuts/seeds and mix until combined.
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Line an 8”x 8” baking pan with parchment paper and pour in mixture.
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Lick the spoon!!
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Press and flatten with a spatula until even.
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Bake for 30 minutes, until golden brown on edges.
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Allow to cool and cut into bars or squares
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Eat and share!! Store the balance at room temperature for a week or freeze for up to -
4 months.