Moist Banana Protein Bar - No Nuts or Oil - Vegan GF
Low fat and oil means low in calories, but without sacrificing the delicious flavour.An easy recipe to make the night before, and a perfect grab and go protein breakfast.Vegan, vegetarian, plant based, diabetic friendly, Child Friendly
Equipment
- Medium bowl
- Food processor
- Loaf pan lined with parchment paper
- whisk and small spoon
- Cup, 1/2 cup, tbsp, 1/2 tsp, 1/4 tsp
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gluten Free Oats or Buckwheat Flakes
- 3 scoops Vanilla protein powder. I used Sunwarrior protein Warrior Blend vanilla. This equals 2/3 cups. Hemp Seeds ground down is fine as well.
- 8 Medjool dates pitted organic if possible
- 1/2 cup Plant based unsweetened milk. I used Oat milk gluten free.
- 3 tbsp Maple Syrup
- 1/2 tsp Pure Vanilla Extract
- 1/4 tsp Cinnamon
- 1/8 tsp Himalayan or sea salt ground
- 2 Banana's. Does not have to be ripe, just not green Can we substituted with 1 peeled and chopped apple
Optional:
- 1 -2 tbsp Dairy free or sugar free chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F
- Food process the pitted dates, oats, protein powder, and salt. Pulse a few times first to break up some of the dates. Then process on high until ground down.Add in the plant based milk, maple syrup, and vanilla. It ill start to look like a dough form. Pour into the medium bowl.
- Fold the chopped bananas into the dough or the chopped apple.Optional - add in the chocolate chips.Pour dough into the loaf pan that is lined with the parchment paper.Use the spatula to flatten and push down.
- Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes. It will tint a hint of brown and will harden the outsides nicely. Since it's vegan, it can be eaten raw so no worries!Allow to cool, then slice into 8 bars.Ziploc individual bars, or wrap them individually with parchment paper and twist the end to seal. You can also use string to tie around the parchment paper.
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