Nice Berry Banana Oat Bars

Fun fact virtually me: I bring a real high estrus tolerance. So inward the summertime I to a greater extent than oft than non don’t plough my air on because I’m completely comfortable inward an 82-degree apartment. Seriously.

Unfortunately, the bananas I purchase create non experience the same way. I’ve noticed they teach overripe significantly faster inward the hotter environment.

So I bring to teach creative amongst using upward my overripe bananas too then they don’t piece of job to waste!

As you lot may recall, I’ve posted recipes on my spider web log earlier that purpose upward mushy bananas.

Have you lot seen my Three-Ingredient Banana Pancake recipe? No flour – but banana too egg.

And my favorite Two-Ingredient Cookies are but banana too oats.

Well these Berry Banana Oat Bars comprise the same concept – but bananas, oats, a piffling honey, too spices.

Top the bars amongst fresh or frozen berries too they teach sweetness plenty to last dessert, but they’re likewise wholesome plenty to last breakfast.

In fact, I’ve eaten these for breakfast the past times 2 weeks.

IMPORTANT NOTE: I propose storing these bars inward the fridge because if you lot piece of job out them on the counter inward an 82-degree floor they volition get down to mold.

Berry Banana Oat Bars

Yield: Makes virtually xvi bars

Ingredients

For berry topping

• 2 cups blueberries, finely minced strawberries, or other berry assortment (You tin purpose frozen, but you lot must thaw first)
• 1 tablespoon honey

For banana oat bars

• 2 cups uncooked quick oats (use certified gluten-free if necessary)
• 2 medium ripe bananas, mashed (about 1 cup)
• 2 teaspoons cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 2 tablespoons honey

 Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit
2. Combine berries amongst 1 tablespoon dear too lemon juice. Toss amongst a spoon until good combined. Set mixture aside.
3. Combine quick oats amongst mashed banana, cinnamon, vanilla extract, too dear inward medium-sized bowl. Mix until well-combined.
4. Line an 8-inch past times 8-inch baking dish amongst parchment newspaper or aluminum foil.
5. Add the banana-oat mixture to the dish too press downward too then it’s compact too forms a crust.
6. Add the berry mixture on tumble out of the banana-oat mixture too spread too then it’s inward a unmarried layer.
7. Bake the bars for thirty minutes.
8. Remove too cool earlier cutting them into bars.