Description
These Peanut Butter Oat Bars are a chewy, sweet snack perfect for any time of the day!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ¼ cup honey
- ¼ cup peanut butter (or sunflower seed butter or 1 egg)
- ¼ cup all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons hemp seeds
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ⅛ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup mashed banana (very ripe; from about 1 small)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons brown sugar (optional for more sweetness)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F and line a quarter sheet baking pan with parchment paper.
- Place the oats in the bowl of a food processor or blender blitz to grind into a coarse texture (similar to quick oats).
- Warm the honey and peanut butter for about 15 seconds if not stored at room temperature.
- Add all of the ingredients to a medium bowl. Stir well, using clean hands at the end to bring the batter together into a thick sticky dough that holds between your fingers when pressed.
- Place batter onto the center of the prepared baking sheet and use your hands to press thin, about ¼-½ inch thick and almost to the edges of the pan. Score with a knife to precut the bars.
- Bake for 18-22 minutes, remove from oven, and let cool completely in the pan.
- Press the knife through the bars completely and store or serve.
Notes
- For added sweetness, consider using the optional brown sugar.
- Feel free to substitute peanut butter with sunflower seed butter for a nut-free version.
- Store bars in an airtight container for up to a week.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 22 minutes
- Category: snacks
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 150
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 6g
- Saturated Fat: 1g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 20g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg