Ingredients
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1 cup spelt or whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 ripe, mashed bananas
- 1/4 cup of your favorite sweetener (I used honey)
- 1/4 cup of your favorite nut butter (I used almond)
- 1/2 cup melted, dark chocolate
Chia Seed Jam
- 2 cups of your favorite berries (I used strawberry)
- 2 Tbsp chia seeds
- 2 Tbsp honey or agave
- 2 Tbsp water
Directions
Jam
1.) In a saucepan, add berries, water and sweetener and cook until berries have broken down. Depending on what berries you used, the cooking time will vary. Raspberries break down quickly in under 5 minutes, however, strawberries take longer (~10 minutes).
2.) Once the berries are broken down and the mixture resembles jam, add in chia seeds and cook for an additional 5 minutes
3.) Let jam cool for an hour or more to thicken
Bars
1.) Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2.) In a large bowl, mix oats, flour and baking soda
3.) In a separate bowl, mix mashed bananas, sweetener and nut butter
4.) Pour the wet mixture into the dry mixture and mix until well incorporated
5.) Set aside 1 cup of this mixture and press the rest into an 8x8 square pan
6.) Pour jam on top of the crust and spread out evenly over the whole tray
7.) Top with the 1 cup of oat mixture and a sliced banana (optional)
8.) Bake at 350 for 30 minutes until brown
9.) Once the bars are baked, top with a drizzle of dark chocolate