Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

Healthy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

from thewholecook.com
Dessert
40 min
356 kcal / serving

These chocolate chip oatmeal bars are thick, chewy, and made with surprisingly healthy ingredients. You'll love every chocolatey bite of this sweet dessert or snack!

Ingredients

  • 2 cupsquick cooking oats
  • 1 teaspoonbaking powder
  • 2egg
  • ¾ cupPowdered PB
  • ¾ cuppure maple syrup or honey
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla extract
  • ¾ cupdark chocolate or semi sweet chocolate chips
  • to top: flaky salt (i use maldon sea salt flakes.)
  • 1Ripe banana
  • ½ cupFlax seed

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

  2. 2

    Line an 8 x 8 baking dish with parchment paper.

  3. 3

    In a large bowl stir together the oats and baking powder.

  4. 4

    In a separate bowl whisk the egg. Then stir in the nut butter, pure maple syrup or honey, and vanilla.

  5. 5

    Add wet ingredients to the bowl with the dry ingredients and stir until well combined. Stir in ½ cup of the chocolate chips.

  6. 6

    Spread the mixture in the parchment paper lined baking dish. Press the remaining ¼ cup chocolate chips into the top of the bars.

  7. 7

    Bake for 30 min. Remove from the oven and top with flaky salt immediately. Allow to cool completely before slicing into 9 squares. Enjoy or refrigerate to serve later!