Healthy Banana Oat Squares
These banana oat squares are a healthy twist on traditional banana bread. They are gluten-free, free of refined sugars, chock full of whole grains and do a great job of using up overripe bananas! They are the perfect breakfast food!
Equipment
- food processor
- 8x11 glass baking dish
- Oven
Ingredients
- 3 ripe bananas
- 2 cups oatmeal
- 2 eggs
- ¼ cup real maple syrup
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp coconut oil for greasing the baking dish
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F.
- Grease a baking dish using the ½ tsp coconut oil.
- Pour dry ingredients (oatmeal and baking powder) into the food processor and process on low until it resembles course flour. This should take maybe 1-2 minutes, max.
- Add wet ingredients (peeled bananas, eggs, vanilla and maple syrup) to the dry ingredients in the food processor. Process on low for another 1-2 minutes until the batter is smooth.
- Pour batter into a low-sided greased baking dish. I've used dishes that were 8x11.5 or 9x9. Both sizes work equally well. (The smaller the size of the pan, the fewer squares you will get, and they are usually a bit denser. You also may need to increase the bake time by a couple minutes when using a smaller size.)
- Bake for 30 minutes at 350°F.
- After baking, let cool for a few minutes before cutting and serving.
Notes
If you don't have a food processor, you can make this recipe in the blender. I've made mine in my Vitamix frequently. I find it's a bit messier to do it that way, but it works equally well and makes pouring into the baking dish a snap!