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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 Time
10 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
40 mins
Servings: 10 (4in x 1.5in) bars
Calories: 189 kcal
Course:
Snacks
Cuisine:
American
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.
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Notes
- Use other dried fruit like cherries, apricots, strawberries, blueberries etc for variations.
- Use other dried fruit like cherries, apricots, strawberries, blueberries etc for variations.
Nutrition Information
Calories
189kcal
(9%)
Carbohydrates
21g
(7%)
Protein
6g
(12%)
Fat
10g
(15%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Sodium
31mg
(1%)
Potassium
170mg
(5%)
Fiber
3g
(12%)
Sugar
7g
(14%)
Vitamin A
25IU
(1%)
Vitamin C
0.1mg
(0%)
Calcium
30mg
(3%)
Iron
1.7mg
(9%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 10(4in x 1.5in) bars
Amount Per Serving
Calories 189
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 189kcal | 9% |
| Carbohydrates | 21g | 7% |
| Protein | 6g | 12% |
| Fat | 10g | 15% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Sodium | 31mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 170mg | 4% |
| Fiber | 3g | 12% |
| Sugar | 7g | 14% |
| Vitamin A | 25IU | 1% |
| Vitamin C | 0.1mg | 0% |
| Calcium | 30mg | 3% |
| Iron | 1.7mg | 9% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.