Stop, Drop, & Roll.
It’s Friday, y’all! Breathe, Stretch, & Smile!
I love recipes that are quick, tasty, and convenient. If I’m late for an appointment, gym class or on the go, grabbing a quick snack is the easiest option. I try to keep homemade to-go snacks around the house. A couple days ago, I made these mini energy bars to get rid of a banana that was going bad. I was going to make a banana bread, but that seemed like too much work at the time. These banana bars took about ten minutes to prepare. I have to admit, they were hard to put down. They were so tasty and guiltless.
All you need :
-One Cup Gluten Free Organic Quick Oats
-One Tsp Organic Vanilla Extract
-One Medium Extra Ripe Banana
-One Packet Truvia
-Four Tbsp Organic Powdered Peanut Butter (PB2 works too) Add the Powdered Peanut butter in the powdered form (Do not add water)
-Add all ingredients to a mixing bowl.
The best part about this recipe is that you can make these in a dorm room. They are the cutest little bars to bring to a study group or morning meeting. I think people appreciate healthy treats now and then!
It takes about a minute to stir and will seem really dry. Eventually the oats will soak up the banana, forming it into a “oatmeal cookie dough” texture. Don’t add any extra liquid, just keep stirring. It helps to repeat “just keep stirring” in your head, as Dory would say “just keep swimming” in finding Nemo. Weird? Oh well!
-This is what your mixture should look like. Go ahead and take a tiny test bite. You’ll love it! I almost ate the entire bowl of batter.
Each bar will equal one heaping tbsp. Heaping tbsp?…tablespoon that overflows.
Form the tbsp of batter into a mini bar shape.
This recipe will make twelve bars.
I can’t resist color, so I added sprinkles on top. A little sprinkle never hurt anyone.
-The sprinkles definitely brought these bars to life!
-Gluten-Free, Vegan, Dairy Free, Organic, No Sugar Added, No Oils, No Bake & No Salt Added. Who can turn these down?
Makes 12 Bars
Nutrition Per Bar: 45 Calories, 1 g Fat, 8 g Carbs, 1.5 g Fiber, 1.5 g Sugar, 2 g Protein
Jenny Clancy says
Hi Taralynn I was Just wondering can you use regular peanut butter? and if so how much not sure if I can get the peanut powder here I’ve actually never even heard of it before, I tried it here tonight but i put it in my ken wood chef, i might have over mixed it and i use 2 heaped teaspoons of peanut butter but heat it in the microwave first, they didn’t turn out as crumbly as yours in the picture and i didn’t get 12 bars either any advice would be great
Jenny:)
Kayla says
I just bought mine at Target yesterday next to the regular Peanut Butter. I hope you found some!
Kelsey says
Hello! I have tried a lot of your recipes and love them! I was just wondering what is the difference between peanut butter and PB2 or powdered peanut butter? Is it healthier?
Clara says
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Meredith says
Made these today with almond butter instead of peanut butter powder. I doubled the recipe because it was so good. Thanks for sharing!
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Dawn says
May cherrios be used instead of oatmeal?