Anytime Oat Bars

Do you ever find that sometimes you want dessert for breakfast or breakfast for dessert? Well, if we are speaking your language - you will love these Anytime Oat Bars. They are Gluten Free, Vegan, Refined Sugar Free, and Zero Fat. Pair these with a glass of dairy free milk and enjoy them ….anytime and anywhere. 

Ingredients: 

• 2 cups of organic gluten free rolled oats

• 3 large peeled bananas 

• ¾ cup organic apple sauce 

• 1 tsp baking powder 

• ½ tsp Celtic sea salt 

• 1 tbsp cinnamon 

• 7 pitted & chopped Medjool dates or ¼ cup unsweetened dark chocolate chips (or both or neither) 

• Cooking spray (we use organic coconut oil cooking spray) 

• 8 x 12 glass Pyrex baking dish 

Instructions: 

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees 

• In a high-speed blender, blend the dry oats until you have created a fine flour 

• On a cutting board, smash the bananas with a fork until you have created a chunky banana puree 

• In a large bowl, combine the flour, smashed bananas, and apple sauce and combine with a spoon 

• Add in the salt, baking powder, and cinnamon and combine again 

• Finally, add the dates or chocolate chips and combine one more time 

• Scoop the batter into the Pyrex and spread evenly 

• Bake for 15-17 minutes or until you can poke the center cleanly with a fork 

• Let cool for 30 minutes

• Cut into 2 x 2 inch squares

• Yields 22-30 bars depending on how big/small you cut them