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Oatmeal Banana Breakfast Bars
These oatmeal bars are filled with walnuts, apricots and coconut. They make a healthy, portable breakfast.
About This Recipe
| Yield: | makes 9 bars |
| Active time: | 10 minutes |
| Total time: | 35 minutes |
| This recipe appears in: | Wake and Bake: Oatmeal Banana Breakfast Bars |
| Rated: |  |
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup sweetned coconut flakes
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 2 very ripe medium bananas, mashed (about 3/4 cup)
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Procedures
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1
Preheat oven to 375°F. Grease a 8-inch square baking pan.
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2
In a large bowl, stir together oats, coconut, walnuts, apricots, and salt.
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3
In a medium bowl, mix together mashed bananas, sugar, and melted butter until combined.
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4
Add banana mixture to oats and stir until evenly incorporated. Spread mixture into prepared baking dish.
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5
Bake until bars are golden brown, about 25 minutes. Let cool, then cut into squares.
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