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Healthy Banana Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars

These lightly sweetened breakfast bars taste like baked banana chocolate chip pancakes. With just one bowl, a fork, a spatula and about 10 minutes of prep, you can have a delicious snack cake at the ready. With under 8g sugar per serving plus a hefty dose of potassium, they also make an excellent post workout snack or a mid-day pick-me-up.
5 from 2 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 25 minutes
Course Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine Cakes
Servings 18
Calories 115 kcal

Ingredients
  

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F. Spray two 8x8 baking tins with nonstick cooking spray.
  • Mash your bananas in a mixing bowl. I used a fork, but you can also use a hand mixer if you prefer.
    Add coconut oil and mash to incorporate.
  • Add eggs, vanilla and sugar and stir to incorporate.
  • Sprinkle with baking powder and allow to rest for 2-3 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and cinnamon, then stir to combine.
  • Working in batches, add about half of the flour and stir to incorporate. Add the milk and stir until uniform. Add remaining flour and stir until uniform.
  • Add about ½ of the chocolate chips and stir to incorporate.
    Pour the batter into prepared baking tins, then sprinkle with remaining chocolate chips.
  • Bake at 350F for 20-22 minutes, until bottoms are golden and toothpick comes out clean. Rest for 15 minutes, then turn out onto a wire rack to finish cooling. Cut each square into 9 wedges and pack in an airtight container. Bars will last up to a week in the refrigerator.
    To serve, warm a piece in the microwave for about 20 seconds, or in a toaster oven for about 5 minutes. Enjoy!

Notes

  • If you need to quickly brown some bananas for this recipe, you can easily speed up the process by placing them on a parchment lined rimmed sheet pan and baking at 300F until their skins turn black.
  • Frozen bananas will also work for this recipe.
  • You can substitute coconut sugar or monkfruit sweetener for a lower glycemic impact.
  • You can use whole AP flour or gluten free 1-to-1 flour instead.

Nutrition

Calories: 115kcalCarbohydrates: 19gProtein: 3gFat: 4gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 18mgSodium: 169mgPotassium: 171mgFiber: 2gSugar: 7gVitamin A: 47IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 32mgIron: 1mg
Keyword Cheap, Easy, Fast, Fruit
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