Original video by @applesauceandadhd — all credit to the creator.
Banana Peanut Butter Blueberry Breakfast Bars
Hearty baked oatmeal bars sweetened with ripe bananas and maple syrup, with peanut butter and dried blueberries for a PB&J feel. They're not too sweet, make a big batch, and freeze well for quick breakfasts.
Ingredients
- 5ripe bananas
- 2eggs
- —pure maple syrup
- —pumpkin pie spice
- —salt
- —vanilla extract
- —peanut butter
- —quick oats · rolled oats also work
- 1 teaspoonbaking soda
- —dried blueberries · or chocolate chips
Steps
- 1
Mash the bananas in a large bowl. A pastry cutter works well for this.
- 2
Add the eggs, maple syrup, pumpkin pie spice, salt, vanilla, and peanut butter, and mix.
- 3
Stir in the oats and the baking soda.
- 4
Fold in the dried blueberries.
- 5
Wet your hands and press the mixture evenly onto a nonstick baking sheet.
- 6
Bake until set.
- 7
Let the bars cool, then cut them into bars.
Creator's notes
Made without a set recipe, so most amounts are eyeballed. Chocolate chips can replace the dried blueberries. The bars freeze well.
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