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Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bars

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Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bars

These delicious homemade snack bars pack a punch of protein but don’t include the added sugars found in many packaged protein bars.

Ingredients

Servings  6   Serving Size   1 bar

  • Cooking spray
  • 2/3 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
  • 1/3 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/4 cup ground chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 medium bananas, mashed
  • ¼ cup creamy low-sodium peanut butter
  • 15 drops chocolate-flavored liquid stevia sweetener
  • 2 teaspoons stevia sweetener OR
  • 4 stevia sweetener packets

Directions

Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with cooking spray. 
  2. In a small bowl, stir together the oats, flour, chia seeds, walnuts, and cinnamon.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together the banana, peanut butter, chocolate-flavored liquid stevia sweetener, and stevia sweetener. Pour the flour mixture into the bowl, stirring until the mixture is just moistened but no flour is visible. 
  4. Spread the mixture into the baking pan.
  5. Bake for 12 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool for 20 to 30 minutes before cutting into 6 bars.

Nutrition Facts

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bars
CaloriesCalories
220 Per Serving
ProteinProtein
7g Per Serving
FiberFiber
6g Per Serving

Nutrition Facts

Calories 220
Total Fat 11.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 24 mg
Total Carbohydrate 25 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Sugars 5 g
Added Sugars 1 g
Protein 7 g

Dietary Exchanges
1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 lean meat, 2 fat

 
These delicious homemade snack bars pack a punch of protein but don’t include the added sugars found in many packaged protein bars.

Nutrition Facts

Peanut Butter Banana Protein Bars
CaloriesCalories
220 Per Serving
ProteinProtein
7g Per Serving
FiberFiber
6g Per Serving
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Calories 220
Total Fat 11.5 g
Saturated Fat 1.5 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.5 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.0 g
Cholesterol 0 mg
Sodium 24 mg
Total Carbohydrate 25 g
Dietary Fiber 6 g
Sugars 5 g
Added Sugars 1 g
Protein 7 g

Dietary Exchanges
1 starch, 1/2 fruit, 1/2 lean meat, 2 fat

Ingredients

Servings  6   Serving Size   1 bar

  • Cooking spray
  • 2/3 cup uncooked quick-cooking oats
  • 1/3 cup buckwheat flour
  • 1/4 cup ground chia seeds
  • 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 medium bananas, mashed
  • ¼ cup creamy low-sodium peanut butter
  • 15 drops chocolate-flavored liquid stevia sweetener
  • 2 teaspoons stevia sweetener OR
  • 4 stevia sweetener packets

Directions

Tip: Click on step to mark as complete.

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F. Lightly spray a 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan with cooking spray. 
  2. In a small bowl, stir together the oats, flour, chia seeds, walnuts, and cinnamon.
  3. In a medium bowl, stir together the banana, peanut butter, chocolate-flavored liquid stevia sweetener, and stevia sweetener. Pour the flour mixture into the bowl, stirring until the mixture is just moistened but no flour is visible. 
  4. Spread the mixture into the baking pan.
  5. Bake for 12 to 17 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.
  6. Cool for 20 to 30 minutes before cutting into 6 bars.
 
Children younger than 2 years old should not consume foods or beverages with low and no-calorie sweeteners. Children ages 5 and younger should not consume drinks with added sugar or low and no-calorie sweeteners. The healthiest drinks for kids are water and milk.

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