Banana Brekkie Bars

These banana brekkie bars are super simple to prepare and make for a quick snack or breakfast on-the-go. The recipe is very flexible - you can swap the tahini for peanut or almond butter, change the cacao nibs for pepitas or chopped walnuts, or add in cinnamon or cardamom to spice things up. 

Serves: 12-14 

Prep time: 10 mins

Cook time: 15 mins

Ingredients:

2 medium ripe bananas
2 cups rolled oats
1 tsp baking powder
8 dates, roughly chopped 

1 Tbsp tahini
1 Tbsp blackstrap molasses 

3 tsp cacao nibs

Method: 

1. Preheat oven to 180°C.
2. Place the peeled bananas into the mixing bowl and mash with the fork.
3. Add the tahini and molasses and mix to combine. Set aside.
4. In the blender, blitz the rolled oats and dates into a flour.
5. Add the oat-date mix to the wet ingredients, along with the baking powder, and cacao nibs.
6. Stir to combine.
7. Scoop 1 1⁄2 Tbsp amounts of the mixture into the moulds of the silicone bar tray. Alternatively, you can roll into balls and place onto a lined baking traying, flatting each ball slightly with the fork.
8. Place into oven and bake for 15 minutes.
9. Remove from bar moulds, transferring the bars to a wire cooling rack.