Banana Nut Snack Bars

5 from 1 vote

Banana Nut Snack Bars

These Banana Nut Snack Bars are a quick and easy treat any time of day! This healthy snack bar recipe is gluten-free, vegan, refined oil-free, and refined sugar-free thanks to the sweetness from dried dates. Sweet and portable, they make the perfect grab-and-go breakfast, too!

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Banana Nut Bars, Banana Nut Oat Bars, Banana Nut Snack Bars

Servings: (4in x 1.5in) bars

Author: Vegan Richa

Ingredients

3 ripe bananas
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/8 tsp sea salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/8 tsp cloves powder
a generous pinch of nutmeg
2 tsp coconut oil
2 cups old-fashioned oats use certified gluten-free if needed
3/4-1 cup dates depends on how sweet you like the bars
3/4 cup walnuts or use a combination of walnuts and cashews, or a combination of seeds to make nut-free
1/4 cup hemp seeds

Instructions

Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
In a bowl, mash the bananas and mix in the vanilla, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and oil.
In a food processor, add oats, dates, walnuts, and hemp seeds, and pulse to make a coarse mixture. You can keep it chunky by adding chopped nuts later.
Add this to the banana mixture a cup at a time and mix. Add more oats, if needed.
Press the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle.
Bake for 20 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet and bake for another 7 to 10 minutes, or until golden on the edges and dry to touch in the center. Let cool completely before slicing.
Store in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze for up to a month.

Notes

Use other dried fruit like cherries, apricots, strawberries, blueberries etc for variations.

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