Banana Almond Butter Oat Bars… These gluten free and vegan Oatmeal Bars are delicious and so easy to make. They have a wonderful “banana bread” flavour with a hint of almond butter and oat flavour as well.

Prep Time: 8 minutes

Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 30 minutes

Servings: 10Almond-Butter Protein Oat Bars

Ingredients

  • 2 medium ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup almond butter 
  • 1/2 cup pure maple syrup
  • 3 Tbsp. coconut oil, melted
  • 1/2 tsp. vanilla extract optional
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats (gluten free)
  • 2 scoops collagen protein (~20g) (sub protein powder of choice)
  • 1/2 cup chocolate chips (sub cacao nibs or dried fruit if making vegan)
  • 1/4 cup finely chopped pecans optional
  • 1/4 tsp. kosher salt

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350ºF and line an 8×8″ baking dish with parchment paper.
  • Place bananas in a mixing bowl and use a fork to thoroughly mash. Once pureed, stir in almond butter, maple syrup, coconut oil, and vanilla.
  • Add rolled oats, collagen or protein powder, chocolate chips, pecans (if using), and salt; stir to combine.
  • Pour mixture into prepared baking dish and transfer to the oven. Bake for 23 to 25 minutes, or until set. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan for 30 minutes. Use the parchment paper to lift the bars out of the pan and let cool completely before slicing into.
  • Once cooled, slice into 10 bars. (I also like sprinkling some flaky salt overtop, however this is totally optional!)