Banana Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate Chips
These banana oatmeal chocolate chip bars are the perfect healthy snack to have on hand during a busy week or bring to a party.
Servings 24
Calories 205kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup oats
- ⅔ cup all-purpose flour
- ⅓ cup flax seed meal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ cup brown sugar
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup plain low fat yogurt
- 2 large eggs
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 3 ripe bananas mashed
- 1 cup chocolate chips
- ½ cup chopped walnuts optional
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 and spray a 15 x 10 x 1 baking pan with cooking spray or place a Silpat Entremet silicone baking pan on a large baking sheet.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together whole wheat pastry flour, oats, white flour, flax seed meal, baking powder and salt; set aside.
- In a stand mixer, cream together coconut oil, brown sugar and white sugar over high speed until nice and creamy - about 2 minutes.
- Reduce mixer speed to low and slowly add in yogurt and vanilla. Add eggs in one at a time and blend until incorporated.
- Add mashed bananas and blend until combined using a rubber spatula to clean the sides of the bowl.
- Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet and blend until just incorporated - careful not to over mix.
- Remove bowl from the stand mixer and gently fold in chocolate chips and chopped walnuts.
- Pour mixture into baking pan and bake for 45 minutes until golden brown and toothpick comes out clean. Let cool completely before slicing into 24 bars.
Nutrition
Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 27.6g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 10g | Saturated Fat: 6g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 143mg | Fiber: 2.4g | Sugar: 16.1g