Gluten Free + Vegan Banana Oat Bars

These oat breakfast bars are vegan, gluten-free and easy to make. If you need a healthy inspiration for breakfast then check out this delicious recipe. These bars contain mainly oats, bananas, and dates.

THE RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

Dough:

2 cups oat flour (ground oats, GF) (180 g)
1 cup oats (GF) 100 g
2/3 cup almond flour (80 g) - see recipe notes for a substitute
2 medium bananas (200 g peeled)
3 tbsp maple syrup or any other liquid sweetener (60 g)

Chocolate layer:

2 medium bananas (200 g peeled)
200 g dates (soft)
1/4 cup peanut butter or any other nut/seed butter of choice (60 g)
1/2 cup cocoa powder (45 g)
Pinch of salt
1 tsp vanilla extract

INSTRUCTIONS

Preheat your oven to 180 degrees C (355 degrees F)
Process all the ingredients for the dough in a food processor
Press 3/4 of the dough into a lined 7x7 inch pan. You can use a bigger pan, however, the bars will be less thick
To make the chocolate layer simply process all ingredients in your food processor until the mixture is creamy
Pour the chocolate layer onto the dough
Crumble the remaining 1/4 dough onto the chocolate layer
Bake in the oven for about 25-30 minutes and let cool completely before you cut into 6-8 bars
Drizzle some icing, chocolate cream or peanut butter on top (optional) and enjoy your oat breakfast bars! Store leftovers in the fridge.

Source: elavegan.com