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Banana Nut Breakfast Bars – Healthy Grab and Go Slices

This recipe for banana nut breakfast bars gives you the home made taste of banana muffins but in a tasty bar recipe instead.

I love banana nut muffins (or any kind of muffins for that matter.)  

If you are looking for a quick, on the go breakfast recipe that you can grab on a busy week morning, this recipe is perfect.

Ripe bananas are something that I often have in my fruit bowl.  There are lots of uses for ripe bananas, but one of my favorite ways to use them is in some type of muffin, bread or bar.

Banana Nut Breakfast Bars

Let’s make some Banana Nut Breakfast Bars

The bars are incredibly easy to make.  Just combine the dry ingredients in one bowl, the wet in another and then blend them all together and bake at 375 degrees.   Easy Peasy!

Dry IngredientsCombine the flour, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, brown sugar, oatmeal and nuts in one bowl.

wet ingredientsCombine the eggs, mashed bananas, cinnamon and vanilla extract in another bowl.

Dry and wet ingredients mixed togetherMix the dry and wet ingredients together and blend well, being sure to get all the flour mixed in.

Banana nut bar mix ready to bake.Place the ingredients in a greased and floured 9 x 13″ pan and cook for 25-30 minutes in a preheated 375 º F oven.  Cool completely and cut into bars. 

 Banana nut breakfast bars

Enjoy!

Admin note: This post first appeared on the blog in December of 2013. I have updated the post to add new photos, and a printable recipe card with nutritional information.

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Yield: 20

Banana Nut Breakfast Bars

Banana Nut Breakfast Bars

This recipe for banana nut breakfast bars gives you the home made taste of banana muffins but in a tasty bar recipe instead.

Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Total Time 35 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 1/2 c. All purpose Flour
  • 1/2 tsp Kosher Salt
  • 1/2 tsp. Baking Soda
  • 1 tsp. Cinnamon
  • 3/4 c. Brown Sugar
  • 2 c. rolled oats
  • 3/4 c. Chopped Walnuts
  • 2 Eggs
  • 3/4 c. Unsweetened Apple Sauce
  • 3 Medium Bananas (Mashed)
  • 1 tsp. Pure Vanilla Extract

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 375 º F.
  2. Mix all of the dry ingredients together in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine well.
  3. Combine all the wet ingredients in another mixing bowl.
  4. Mix the dry and wet ingredients and stir until every thing is combined together.
  5. Grease a 9x13" pan. Pour the Banana Nut mix into the pan and spread evenly.
  6. Bake in a preheated 375 º F oven until golden brown - bout 25-30 minutes.
  7. Cool completely and then cut into bars,
  8. Store in an airtight container.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

20

Serving Size:

1

Amount Per Serving: Calories: 147Total Fat: 4gSaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 19mgSodium: 100mgCarbohydrates: 25gFiber: 2gSugar: 10gProtein: 4g

Nutritional information is approximate due to natural variation in ingredients and the cook-at-home nature of our meals.

 

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Admin

Sunday 1st of December 2013

25 grams of carbs and 2 grams of fiber.

Sherri

Saturday 30th of November 2013

Do you have a any idea of the carb count in these?

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