Now I don’t usually do this, but with the current times, I said f*ck it. Today on the blog I’m sharing (GASP)…a recipe that isn’t paleo. I know, I’m a fraud. But since Denver has a shelter in place and I’m trying to not go to the grocery store much, I decided to whip up these oat bars I made a while back while living in our old house. Since we are asked to leave our house as little as possible right now, I decided to make these bars the other day with everything I had in my pantry! I love that this recipe creates the most delicious bars with hardly any ingredients! It’s the best. Now I have a very happy husband every morning and I’ll bet you’ll have very happy kids, if your kids are home from school right now.
I feel like I keep talking about kids and parents on the blog lately, but I’m FEELING for them right now. It must be so incredibly stressful to have the kids home full-time, while trying to teach them their school curriculum, and also work full-time to continue to pay the bills. Being a parent was a full-time job to begin with, but now it’s REALLY a full-time job. You parents out there are saints. So I’m hoping that some of my recipes are helping you guys out these days. I recently made my No-Bake Protein Brownies then shared 50 Kid-Friendly Paleo Recipes to hopefully help parents in a small way during this stressful time. I don’t know what it’s like to have kids, but I see my friends with kids and it’s hard freaking work, especially right now. So to all you parents out there – keep it up. You deserve an oat bar for your 24/7 hard work.
It’s so weird to think that this lockdown could go until June. It sounds like it will definitely go through April, which I can wrap my head around, but June? Sh*t man. I’m thinking our trip to Spain in July might be a bust. But hey, I have my health right now so I can’t complain. And honestly, this shelter in place hasn’t changed much about my life. I didn’t leave my house much to begin with, so now I have an extra excuse to not leave the house. Before I had to lie and tell my friends I couldn’t make it to the bar they were all at. Now I just don’t have to lie. This pandemic has made me less of a liar and I am thankful for that. I’m also thankful for these oat bars. Speaking of, it’s time for breakfast.
Chocolate Chip Oat Bars
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 8 bars 1x
Ingredients
- 3 brown bananas, mashed
- 1 cup nut butter (almond, cashew, sunflower seed, or other preference)
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 cup gluten free old fashioned oats
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- pinch of salt
- 1 cup chocolate chunks
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×8 glass baking dish.
- In a large bowl, mash the bananas with a fork. Then whisk/mix nut butter, eggs, maple syrup, and vanilla extract. Then fold in oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt. Lastly, fold in chocolate chunks.
- Pour mixture into the grease baking dish, spread out evenly, then place in the oven to bake for 40 minutes, until cooked through in the middle. Then cut into bars and serve up! They are DELIGHTFUL when served warm!
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Awesome to see a non-paleo recipe. Thank you!
Oh shit, I just pigged out on my last bit of almond butter! Now I’ll have to buy some more…and bananas….and chocolate chunks. Damnit, I’m making these!
hope you like the recipe!!
Couldn’t love you more Juli, looks amazing!
thanks Erin!!
Fantastic, loved this easy recipe! Came through in your email of recipes to make your life easier and it was just what we needed!
Great recipe. Love that it is GF and mostly dairy free (I can’t do milk), it really tastes good. And even better when warm.
so happy to hear that you love it!
In the oven right now! 😍 I normally avoid grains, but as you’ve stated, these are weird times. This recipe was just perfect for my big bag of Bob’s Red Mill GF oats. Thanks!
I made these today. So easy and turned out amazing! A definite keeper. Thanks for a great recipe!
Yum! Looks awesome. I want to make these, but all I have is quick cooking oats. Think that would work? Maybe just reduce the cooking time.
i would think so, i just haven’t tried the recipe that way so i can’t say for sure!
I used quick cooking oats & this recipe turned out awesome!
My kids will love this…..so will I:)
Thanks Juli!
Julia
hope you guys love the recipe, Julia!
Added butterscotch chips bc that’s all I had, and they were amazing! Even my picky 15 yo loved them. Thanks!
that sounds like a LOVELY addition!
These look delish! Could you use anything in place of the bananas? 🤔
I haven’t tested the recipe any other way so I can’t say for sure!
Your posts are what’s getting me through this quarantine right now (as I’m hiding from my children) but these are delicious I had bananas I had no idea what to do with thanks you amazing lady!
hope you like the recipe Cherise!
Juli, this recipe is awesome!! I love making it as is but I have a batch in the oven now with cranberries and blueberries replacing the chocolate chunks. I can’t wait to see what that brings! I have been letting the batter sit for a while before baking to soften up the oats. I don’t know if I have a bad batch of oats or what but letting it set and soak up a little of the mixture helps make it less chewy! Again, another great recipe!!
yummmm that sounds awesome!! great idea with letting the oats soften up!!
I made these with my son today. Tonight my husband said “thank you for making something healthy but not paleo!”
hahahaha that’s awesome
Juli, thanks so much for this recipe! This made the perfect quarantine recipe for me being I had everything on hand already. The best. I made them this morning and you weren’t kidding, they are SO GOOD!
so glad you liked the recipe, annie!
Just made this! However mine doesn’t look like yours 🤣. Hopefully it’s good!