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Banana Date Chia Protein Bars Recipe

Banana Date Chia Protein Bars Gluten Free

Nutriment Health and Fitness
A healthy protein bar that you can easily make at home. Use as a grab and go snack. Texture is a little crunchy with a creamy, pleasantly sweet, banana date flavour.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 8 Servings
Calories 274 kcal

Equipment

  • 1 large and 1 small mixing bowls
  • Whisk or fork
  • 9x9 pan or muffin pan

Ingredients
  

Large Mixing Bowl:

  • 3/4 cup Gluten free oat flour Alternative is to use Buckwheat flour which is naturally gluten free.
  • 1/4 cup Coconut shredded
  • 1/2 cup Chia Seeds Organic Black chia seeds is also fine. I used white chia seeds in this recipe.
  • 1 1/2 tsp Baking powder aluminum free
  • 1/4 tsp Himalayan salt or sea salt ground
  • 1/2 tsp Cinnamon Ceylon Cinnamon preferred
  • pinch Nutmeg powder

Small Mixing Bowl:

  • 1 Banana mashed with a fork does not have to be a brown banana
  • 1/3 cup Alternative milk unsweetened I used oat milk
  • 1/3 cup Maple Syrup
  • 4 Dates - pitted and chopped in pieces

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to bake at 300°F. Lightly oil the pan sides and bottom with olive oil or vegan butter. If using a muffin tray, add the muffin cups.
  • Large mixing bowl add in all of the dry ingredients and whisk well together.
    Small mixing bowl add in the peeled banana and mash with a fork. Add in the alternative milk, maple syrup, and dates, Mix well and stir into the dry ingredients until well blended. It will still be a thick runny. Let sit for 10 minutes so the Chia seeds absorb the water.
    Pour mix into the prepared greased baking pan and stir around so all the dates are evenly distributed. If using the muffin pan, add the muffin cups and fill only 3/4 of the way up.
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  • Bake the bars for 20-22 minutes. Check with a toothpick if it comes out clean. Take out and let cool in the pan for 10 minutes then cut into 8 bars or smaller if you wish.
  • Allow to cool completely before putting them in a zip lock bag or in a lidded container. Keep in the fridge for a week or in the freezer.

Notes

If cut into 8 bars, 1 is a perfect afternoon snack.

Nutrition

Serving: 1barCalories: 274kcalCarbohydrates: 42gProtein: 5gFat: 11gCholesterol: 370mgSodium: 49mgFiber: 5gSugar: 18g
Keyword banana, chia seeds, coconut, coconut sugar, Dairy-Free, easy, gluten free, no fuss, protein bar, quick, recipe
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