Easy Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars (Made With Bananas & Chocolate Chips!)
Whip up these peanut butter oatmeal bars for an easy and delicious breakfast. They are similar to classic oatmeal chocolate chip bars but better!
Need an easy breakfast or snack idea for busy weekdays?
Bake up a batch of these yummy oatmeal breakfast bars full of peanut butter, banana, and chocolate chips. It’s a simple way to bake oatmeal instead of making it on the stove in the morning!
These homemade grab-and-go oatmeal chocolate chip bars make for a quick breakfast or perfect after school snack for your hungry kiddos!
Hip tips on how to make oatmeal bars:
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- Have a nut allergy? Leave out the peanut butter and use sunflower seed butter or another nut butter alternative.
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- Not into oatmeal chocolate chip bars? That’s okay! The mini chocolate chips are yummy yet optional. You could omit them or substitute in raisins, other dried fruits, or even nuts, if desired. This oatmeal breakfast bars recipe is very easy to change according to your taste.
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- To make these oatmeal squares, I used honey as a sweetener, but you could use maple syrup or sugar instead.
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- Want a similar no-bake bite-sized snack idea? Check out these Oatmeal Energy Bites, which have been a very popular Hip2Save idea for years!
Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars
yield: 9 SERVINGS
prep time: 15 MINUTES
cook time: 25 MINUTES
total time: 40 MINUTES
Baked oatmeal bars with chocolate chips, peanut butter, and banana that are soft like bread and so delicious for breakfast or as a snack!
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup all-purpose flour (or flour of choice)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 eggs
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1 ripe banana, mashed
- 1/4 cup peanut butter
- 1/3 cup mini chocolate chips
Directions
1
Preheat oven to 350 degrees and line an 8x8 pan with parchment paper.
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To a mixing bowl, onlinebine the oats, flour, baking soda, baking powder, and salt. Mix well.
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To the dry mixture bowl, add the coconut oil, vanilla extract, eggs, and honey, and peanut butter, and mashed banana. Mix batter using a spoon, and then fold in the chocolate chips.
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Pour batter in the 8x8 pan and spread evenly. Place in the oven and bake for 25-30 minutes until the top is slightly browned and cooked through.
5
Let cool, and cut into 9 oatmeal squares. Enjoy!
These peanut butter oatmeal bars are so good! We loved this recipe.
These oatmeal squares almost taste like a slice of warm yummy chocolate chip banana bread, but just a little less sweet. Perfect to enjoy with a warm cup of coffee in the morning.
The texture is soft and moist, and I love that only one bowl and baking pan is required to whip these up! Delicious low-effort baked goods are my favorite kind—and this peanut butter oatmeal bars recipe is a winner!
Try our Nutella swirl banana bread or our no-bake oatmeal energy bites next!
