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Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars

Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars

Of all the fruit, bananas are definitely amongst my favorite. Ninety percent of the time I buy way too many though, and always end up with those extra ripe ones that no one wants to touch, because “ew”.

That’s actually when they’re the sweetest and I personally love enjoying them when they’re so ripe. Always having so many though, means that I make banana bread at least once every two weeks (seriously, it’s become like a tradition) I also like freezing them and using them in my smoothies or to make dairy-free ice cream.

Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars

Yesterday I decided to try making some breakfast bars and they turned out so good that I wanted to share the recipe with you. Instead of using flour, I went with almond meal and used some old fashion rolled oats and added some walnuts and cranberries for a sweet crunch. If you want, you can also throw in some unsweetened cacao dark chocolate baking chips in there. You can enjoy these bars with your morning coffee/tea, pack them up for lunch; they’re also a great option for when you’re on the go. I don’t think I have to tell you how much healthier these are than that stuff you get from the vending machine at the office.

Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars
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Servings
15 bars
Servings
15 bars
Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars
Print Recipe
Servings
15 bars
Servings
15 bars
Instructions
  1. Preheat your oven to 350°F (177°C) and grease up your glass baking dish with coconut oil.
  2. Peel your bananas, place them in a big bowl and mash them with a potato masher. Add in the coconut sugar, eggs, vanilla, salt and oil and mix until well combined. Add almond meal, baking soda, oats, walnuts, cranberries and peanut butter and continue to mix with a spoon, until well combined- the mixture will be a little lumpy.
  3. Spread the mixture in your dish and bake for about 25 minutes. Let your bars cool off completely before slicing. You can store these in the fridge for about 3-4 days, or you can freeze them as well.

Clean eats: banana & oat breakfast bars

18 Comments

  • Reply
    Cherie
    May 1, 2015 at 11:43 am

    I’ve never thought of using almond meal, but I can’t wait to try this! I’ve probably make a big batch and take them with me in the mornings :)
    https://cherieedle.blogspot.com/

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      Paula
      May 2, 2015 at 11:03 am

      Ah yes, almond meal is a great substitute for flour, I use it all the time ;)

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    Puja
    May 1, 2015 at 1:22 pm

    Yum yum yum!! I have to agree, banana’s are totally up there in my favourite fruit list! Papaya, however… not so much! But the recipe calls for banana and not papaya so I’m happy! haha!
    Oh, and I agree, ripe bananas are just.. ew! hehe!
    Hope you have a lovely day,
    xoxo,

    BerryBloomXO.com | Beauty & Lifestyle Blog 
    also on BLOGLOVIN 

    • Reply
      Paula
      May 2, 2015 at 11:04 am

      I actually really like ripe bananas, that’s when they taste the best hehe ;) I seem to be the only one in my family who thinks so. :)

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    Emyii Rankin
    May 2, 2015 at 8:01 pm

    Mmmm these look so nice =]

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      Paula
      May 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks Love!

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    jasmincharlotte
    May 3, 2015 at 12:56 pm

    Yum! These look and sound so good. I’m always looking for good breakfast recipes! xx

    Jasmin Charlotte | UK Lifestyle Blog

    • Reply
      Paula
      May 5, 2015 at 12:54 pm

      Thanks so much Jasmin!

  • Reply
    Joanna Joy
    May 3, 2015 at 8:30 pm

    This breakfast meal bar looks delicious!

    astylishlovestory.blogspot.com

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    Beauty Candy Loves
    May 4, 2015 at 3:43 pm

    Thanks for the recipe it sure does look yummy

    Candice | Beauty Candy Loves

  • Reply
    Andrea
    January 30, 2016 at 12:40 pm

    I’m eating one right now but I substituted brown rice flour for the almond meal. Outstanding!

  • Reply
    Andrea
    January 30, 2016 at 12:44 pm

    I’m having trouble printing out the recipe…any ideas?

    • Reply
      Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
      January 30, 2016 at 2:34 pm

      You can try using the print button on the bottom of the post, if that doesn’t work then you could always copy + paste into a word document. I’m working on making my recipe posts more print-friendly!

  • Reply
    Sarah
    April 13, 2016 at 5:55 pm

    what size baking pan do you use?

    • Reply
      Paula @ thirteenthoughts.com
      April 13, 2016 at 7:03 pm

      For these I use 8” by 11” but you can also use one that’s slightly larger, if you don’t want your bars to be as thick.

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    Naya // partyparrotblog.com
    August 20, 2017 at 8:03 am

    Mmm who knew you cook bake too? #winning Lovely recipe, thanks for sharing it. I will try not to make a mess when recreating it xx

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