Chocolate Banana Oat Protein Bars
The best moist, sweet, and delicious vegan chocolate oat bars. These simple breakfast bars sneak in some plant based protein and they are perfect for meal prep!
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Chocolate Banana Oat Protein Bars
Good morning friends! Today, I am so excited to share my simple and delicious chocolate banana oat protein bars recipe. This recipe came about because I wanted to make a chocolatey breakfast that was healthy, gluten free friendly, and easy to meal prep for busy work weeks.
After testing out a few different variations of these oat breakfast bars, I finally came up with the perfect combination of ingredients to create moist and sweet oat bars that are packed with protein and rich chocolate flavor. So, without further ado, let’s go through some quick things to note for this recipe. Then, we will dive into the list of ingredients you will need to make this chocolate banana oat protein bars recipe a smashing success!
How Are These Protein Bars Sweetened?
The vegan protein bars are sweetened with three main ingredients. First off, the chocolate protein powder provides some sweetness. This is why it is important to use a chocolate protein powder that you actually like the taste of. I used the Orgain vegan protein and superfoods creamy chocolate fudge protein powder, which I really enjoy the taste and texture of in baked goods. Next, the overripe bananas provide a ton of sweetness and moisture. Finally, the chocolate chips provide sweetness and rich chocolate flavor. With these three ingredients, your vegan chocolate banana oat protein bars will have a ton of sweetness and flavor.
Plus, you could add even more sweetness to these bars by serving them up with a drizzle of pure maple syrup or vegan whipped cream. I like to heat mine up and add a drizzle of peanut butter and spoonful of coco whip before digging in, especially if I’m eating one of these for dessert at the end of the night.
Now that we have covered a few quick things to note for this recipe, let’s go through the list of ingredients you will need to make these chocolate banana oat protein bars.
Chocolate Banana Oat Protein Bars – Ingredients
- Old Fashioned Rolled Oats – The first ingredient you will need for this recipe are the rolled oats. The oats will be blended up to form a fine oat flour. The oat flour will serve as the key dry base ingredient for this recipe.
- Baking Powder – The baking powder acts as the first key leavening agent used in this recipe to help the oat bars turn out lighter and fluffier.
- Baking Soda – The baking soda is the second essential ingredient you will need to help these bars
- Peanut Butter – The peanut butter adds richness, creaminess, and stickiness to these chocolate banana oat bars. You can also substitute another nut or seed butter if you prefer.
- Nut Milk – The nut milk adds creaminess and moisture to these protein bars. It is an essential ingredient that you definitely don’t want to forget. I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk, but you can use whichever kind you prefer or have on hand.
- Vegan Chocolate Protein Powder – The vegan chocolate protein powder adds protein and chocolate flavor to this recipe. I used the Orgain brand vegan protein and superfoods protein powder in the creamy chocolate fudge flavor.
- Overripe Bananas – The overripe bananas are one of the main ingredients in these chocolate banana oat bars. You will need 1.5 overripe bananas for this recipe. They will be mashed up and added to the batter. This ingredient is essential for moisture and natural sweetness. The riper your bananas are, the more sweeter they will be. If your banana peels are yellow with brown spots, they are perfect to use in this recipe.
- Chocolate Chips – The chocolate chips add a ton of sweetness and rich chocolate flavor to this recipe. I chopped up some dark chocolate chunks to use in these chocolate oat protein bars, but you can use any kind of chocolate you have on hand. Chocolate chips, chunks, or even a chopped up chocolate bar will work.
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Chocolate Banana Oat Protein Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats (blended into a fine oat flour)
- 1 scoop vegan chocolate protein powder (I used Orgain vegan protein & superfoods creamy chocolate fudge protein powder, 1 scoop = 25 grams)
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1.5 medium overripe bananas (mashed)
- 1/2 cup nut milk (I used unsweetened vanilla almond milk)
- 2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
- 1/4 cup chocolate chips
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350℉.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the oat flour, chocolate protein powder, baking powder, and baking soda.
- Make a well in the center of the bowl, then add the mashed bananas, nut milk, and peanut butter.
- Mix all liquid ingredients well to combine.
- Mix the wet ingredients into the dry to form a smooth batter.
- Gently fold in 2 tbsp of chocolate chips.
- Pour the batter into a greased or lined square/rectangular baking dish.
- Evenly distribute the remaining 2 tbsp chocolate chips on top of the oat bar batter.
- Bake the chocolate banana oat protein bars for about 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted comes out clean.
- Let the bars cool completely before cutting them into eight rectangular pieces.
- Dig in and enjoy!
Notes
As you guys can tell, these chocolate banana oat protein bars are super easy to make! They require less than ten simple ingredients, and they are so tasty. I love to prep these bars on Sunday and eat them throughout the work week for a quick breakfast, snack, or dessert. I like to serve mine up with some vegan coco whip and a drizzle of peanut butter. Anyway, that’s it for this recipe. As per usual, I will be back with more content very soon.
-Alyssa 🙂