Healthy Vegan Oat Bars

Prep Time: 20 minutes | Cook Time: 20 minutes | Cool Time: 10 minutes

Instructions:

1 cup rolled oats (90 g)
1 cup oat flour (120 g)
1 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
2 ripe bananas, chopped or mashed
½ cup reconstituted folona pea milk 
1-2 tbsp maple syrup
⅓ cup walnuts, chopped (40 g)
5 dates, chopped
¼ cup coconut flakes (20 g)
2 tbsp chia seeds

Cooking Instructions: 

1. Preheat oven to 350° F (180° C) and line an 8x8 baking dish with parchment paper.
2. In a large bowl, combine all of the dry ingredients: oats, flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Mix with a spoon.
3. Add the mashed banana, reconstituted pea milk, and maple syrup to another bowl. Mix thoroughly with a fork.
4. Combine the wet and dry ingredients and mix them thoroughly. Fold in any nuts, seeds, dried fruit or add-ins of choice!
5. Put your mixture onto the baking dish, spreading it evenly. The bars should be 1-1.5 inches (3-4 cm) thick.
6. Sprinkle with toppings of your choice and press them down gently.
7. Transfer into the preheated oven and bake for around 18-20 mins until firm and lightly golden. The baking time depends on how thinly you spread your batter and how soft or crunchy you want them to be!
8. Once the oat mixture has turned golden, remove it from the oven. Place the baking dish on a cooling rack for 10 minutes, then slice your oat batter into bars.
9. Enjoy warm or store in a container and eat over the next few days!