high-fiber, high-protein breakfast bars

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• cooking spray
• 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
• 1/4 cup wheat germ
• 1/4 cup ground flax seed
• 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored hemp protein powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 bananas
• 1/4 cup peanut butter (such as jif®)
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup natural peanut butter, or to taste

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 45 mins


• preheat oven to 375 degrees f (190 degrees c). line an 8x8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil, letting foil hang down over the sides of the pan; spray pan with cooking spray.
• stir oats, wheat germ, flax seed, protein powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. mash bananas in a separate large bowl and stir 1/4 cup jif® peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract into bananas, mixing well. stir dry ingredients into banana mixture and spread into the prepared baking dish.
• bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. spread 1/4 cup natural peanut butter over top.
• continue baking until lightly browned on the edges and set, 10 more minutes. let cool in the pan and lift bars a work surface using aluminum foil as handles. cut into bars, wrap in plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator.