If you’ve got a couple of spotty bananas sitting on your counter right now… this is your sign.
These chocolate chip banana oat bars are soft, chewy, naturally sweetened, and packed with feel-good ingredients you probably already have in your pantry. They’re gluten-free, dairy-free, vegan, and made without refined sugar, but honestly, no one will guess that from the taste.
They sit somewhere between a banana bread, a breakfast bar, and a soft baked oat slice… basically the kind of snack you “accidentally” eat three pieces of while standing in the kitchen.
Let’s bake.
These are one of those recipes you’ll come back to when you want something wholesome but still feel like a treat.
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In a small bowl, mix the milled flaxseed with warm water. Stir well and let it sit for about 5 minutes. It will thicken into a gel-like consistency—this is your plant-based binder magic.
Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line an 8×8 baking pan with parchment paper. This makes slicing (and clean-up) so much easier later.
In a large mixing bowl, combine:
mashed bananas, vanilla extract, sun butter, maple syrup, oat milk, melted coconut oil, and your prepared flax egg.
Mix until smooth and creamy.
Add in the oats, almond flour, baking powder, salt, and chocolate chips.
Stir until everything is fully combined and you’ve got a thick, slightly sticky batter. (This is your “trust the process” moment.)
Spoon the mixture into your lined baking pan and spread it evenly.
Bake for about 30 minutes, or until the top is golden and a skewer or fork comes out mostly clean (a few melted chocolate streaks are totally fine and highly encouraged).
Let the bars cool slightly before slicing into squares. This part is important, if you cut too early, they’ll be too soft (delicious, but messy).
Then slice, serve, and try not to eat half the tray immediately.
Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 5 days. They also freeze really well, just pop them in the microwave for a few seconds when you want that soft, gooey texture again.
Think: banana bread meets oatmeal cookie meets brownie… but in a wholesome, grab-and-go bar form.
Soft in the middle, lightly golden on the edges, and studded with melted chocolate pockets throughout.
Basically dangerous in the best way.
These healthy banana oat chocolate chip bars are the kind of recipe that quietly becomes a weekly staple. They’re easy, forgiving, and made with real ingredients you can feel good about, but they still taste like a treat.
If you make them, don’t be surprised if they disappear within 24 hours.
Welcome to Claire Bear Bites! Here is where we have the most amount of fun with food. I’m an silly, quirky Aussie living in LA, creating and loving bright, colorful, healthy and delicious plant forward meals.
This deliciously colorful meals are a direct reflection of me and my love for experimenting. Food should make you happy, smile and make you do a weird lil happy dance cause it taste so dang good. Life can be stressful but your food doesn’t need to be! Let’s have fun and eat the rainbow!
Welcome to Claire Bear Bites! Here is where we have the most amount of fun with food. I’m an silly, quirky Aussie living in LA, creating and loving bright, colorful, healthy and delicious plant forward meals.
This deliciously colorful meals are a direct reflection of me and my love for experimenting. Food should make you happy, smile and make you do a weird lil happy dance cause it taste so dang good. Life can be stressful but your food doesn’t need to be! Let’s have fun and eat the rainbow!