These bars are perfect for a healthy pre-workout or post-workout snack. They are high in fibre, protein, and healthy carbs to give you an extra boost of energy.
They have a moist, fluffy, banana bread texture (without the flour).
They are SO easy to make.
Just mix the ingredients, spread in a baking dish, and bake.
WHAT DO THESE ENERGY BARS TASTE LIKE?
These energy bars are kind of like granola bars, but have a bread-ier, fluffier texture to them.
In fact, they taste very much like a dense banana bread.
They are moist, they bind together well, and they are sweet and salty from the peanut butter and honey. They stay good at room temperature for a week and they are inexpensive to make.
Best of all, they give you a huge boost of energy from all-natural, REAL ingredients. They are perfect not only for before working out, but for a mid-day snack, for a breakfast on the go, or for road trips with hungry kids.
Or road trips with hungry adults.
ENJOY!
RECIPE:
- 3 very ripe bananas
- 1 cup peanut butter or nut butter
- 1/4 cup honey or maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats (I use Bob Mill’s)
- 3 TBS chia seeds
- 3 TBS hemp hearts
- handful dark chocolate chips
DIRECTIONS:
1 .Using a hand or standing mixer, mix the bananas, peanut butter, honey, cinnamon and vanilla extract until very smooth.
2. Add oats, chia and hempand mix until combined.
3. Stir in chocolate chips
4. Turn out onto a parchment covered baking dish (about 9×9 inches). Press and flatten with a spatula until evenly distributed.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes, or until golden brown on edges.
6. Allow to cool completely before cutting bars.
7. Store at room temperature for a week or freeze for up to 6 months in an airtight container or wrapped individually in plastic wrap.
TIPS AND TRICKS:
For ripe bananas whenever you want them, store very ripe extras in your freezer. When you want to use them, just microwave for one minute, and you have perfectly soft, ripe bananas for baking.
For a nut-free version, you can easily substitute the peanut butter with sunflower seed butter
