Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars

While summer has been busy with many fun, leisurely activities, I haven't had much occasion to try new recipes - I also haven't wanted to use the oven too often on these hot days! However, with fall quickly approaching, I will certainly be trying out new recipes.  This is one of those "comfort food" dessert recipes, but it's light on calories, low in sugar, and full of clean ingredients.  For my fellow runners, I'd think these bars would be great pre-workout fuel because they're made of all the things often eaten before long runs and are not heavy.  The sugar in this recipe is optional as you may prefer more or less to taste; you can also substitute brown sugar.

Peanut Butter Banana Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

1.5 c oats

1 t ground cinnamon

1 t baking powder

1/2 t salt

1 T organic turbinado sugar

1 medium, ripe banana

1 egg

1/2 c unsweetened vanilla almond milk

1/4 c natural peanut butter 

1 t vanilla extract

Directions

Preheat oven to 350.  Spray an 8x8 pan lightly with cooking spray.  Mix wet ingredients; add dry ingredients. Mix until combined.  Spread into pan and bake for 22-24 minutes. Cut into 16 squares.

Nutrition (based on a 2x2 inch square piece)

Calories: 68

Fat: 3g

Carbs: 13.2g

Fiber: 2.1g

Sugars: 1.7g

Protein: 2.4g