Recipe: 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 highspeed 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