Vegan Banana Oat, Nuts & Cranberry Bar

Do you love to snack on granola bars and do you buy then often at the stores? Then this recipe is for you. Very easy to make and tastes so delicious without any additives of any kind. A very forgiving recipe and you can come up with any number of combinations. Combine all the ingredients, bake them, wrap them and take them.  I have this recipe for a long time with me and don't even remember where I came across it. But I have baked these bars lot of times and this sure is a no fail recipe.



Preparation Time - 10 Minutes

Cooking Time - 30-40 Minutes

Serves - 18 Bars (Makes 12 to 18 Depending on the bar size)



Ingredients



Old Fashioned Oats - 1 1/2 Cups

Bananas - 2 (Ripe & Medium sized)

Powdered Chia - 2 Tbsp

Maple Syrup - 1/2 Cup

Almond Milk - 1/4 Cup

Oil - 1/4 Cup

Chopped Nuts & Cranberries - 3/4 Cup ( Cashews, Pistachio & dried Cranberry)

Grated Coconut - 1/2 Cup

Baking Powder - 1/2 Tsp

Salt - 1/4 Tsp

Cinnamon Powder - 1/2 Tsp or Vanilla Extract - 1 Tsp



Method



1) Combine Oats, Oat Flour, Baking Powder, Salt & Cinnamon powder, chia powder, grated coconut, nuts and cranberries in a widemouthed bowl.



2) Preheat an oven to 350 Degrees Fahrenheit and like a 8 inch baking tray with parchment paper.



3) Mash the banana with a potato masher and to this add Oil, Maple Syrup and almond milk and combine well.



4) Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and add the wet ingredients to it. Combine thoroughly and transfer the content to the baking tray, take a handful of sliced almonds and spread evenly on the top and bake for 30-40 minutes until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean.



5) Cool in a wire rack and then slice & enjoy.

These bars were baked quite often in my kitchen a year back. We have kind of moved out of grains like Wheat, Oats and Barley with Gluten. So even though they are quite delicious, I no longer bake them. Instead of these I go for Nut based bars. But you will still continue to see lot of recipes with Wheat and Oats because I have quite a few of them sitting in my drafts for more than a year. 

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