I’m feeling the beginning of a cold today, so I’m lucky that I had already planned to work from home. I plan on resting a lot, some smoothies and maybe making soup. I started the day with a baking experiment.
Vegan Banana Nut Bars
Ingredients for 8 servings
- 1 very ripe banana
- .25 cups agave nectar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 cup unsweetened vanilla almond milk
- 1 cup of old-fashioned oats
- 1 tsp baking soda
- .5 cup of flour (I used .25 C whole wheat and .25 C Peanut Butter flour – great combo!)
- .5 cup nuts of your choice (I used a mix of slivered almonds and chopped walnuts)
- Optional add-ins: chia seeds, raisins, chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350*.
- Put the nuts in a dry, non-stick skillet over medium heat. Keep on for a few minutes, or until toasted.
- Mash the banana in a small bowl. Add in all the wet ingredients (agave nectar, almond milk, vanilla).
- In medium bowl, mix the dry ingredients (flour, baking soda, and oats).
- Incorporate the wet ingredients, toasted nuts and any other add-ins to the oat mixture. I used chia seeds.
- Put batter into a greased loaf pan. Use a spoon to spread batter evenly throughout pan.
- Bake for 25 minutes, or until center is cooked through.
I like that these bars are healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but also sweet enough for a dessert.
Points Plus Value: 4 (5 for me because I added .25 cups of chia seeds).
Ohhh those look awesome! I never make my own bars because I’m always afraid I’ll eat the whole loaf. Entirely possible.
I hope you don’t get sick! I was sick for the last week and a half. Working out after running sucks.
These look delicious!
I almost have all of the ingredients! Hopefully you don’t get sick! *fingers crossed*
those vegan banana nut bars look soooo yummy!
These sound great!! I love anything baked with bananas in it.
They make for such a perfect sweetness!
What a great treat! I’m saving this recipe. You also reminded me that I still need to buy peanut flour. I feel like I’m missing out on a great thing!
Ooh, sounds good. Thanks for posting the recipe.
Yum! I love using bananas to sweeten my baked goods. How many bars did that make?
Oops, it makes 8 bars. Can’t believe I left that out!
Yumm!! How long do these stay good for?
I’m not sure, probably about a week? I froze half of them.