Chewy Cranberry Almond Oat Bars

Hello Friends,

Need a healthy snack? Want to make it fresh?  If so, keep reading.

Healthy, check. Flavorful, check. Vegan, check. Today I'd like to share a simple cranberry almond oatmeal bar recipe with you. (I made this recipe with my vegan friends in mind.)  You'll only need 7 ingredients. With mashed banana standing in for sugar and fat, you're on your way to a healthy snack.

What you'll need:

2 cups old fashioned oats

2 ripe bananas

1 tsp vanilla extract

1/2 cup dried cranberries

1/3 cup almonds (crush half, leave half whole)

1 tsp cinnamon

1/2 tsp salt

NOTE: This recipe yields 8 oat bars.

Easy instructions:

• Preheat your oven to 350.
• In a large bowl, mash two large bananas. Press out all lumps. (use a large spoon to mash the bananas against the side of your bowl.)

• Add 2 cups of oats and mix well with spoon until all oats have lumped together.
• Sprinkle with salt, drizzle vanilla, mix again.

      

•  Add cranberries and almonds by folding into mixture with spoon.

• Coat cookie sheet with cooking spray press your oat mixture onto pan. (Cookie sheets are too big. Use the edge of your spoon to press your oats into a rectangular shape.)
• Sprinkle with cinnamon.

• Bake for 30 minutes
• Remove, allow to cool. Cut, and enjoy. Wrap your leftovers in wax paper to snack on later.

 That's my 2 cents!

-Kimba