Soft and chewy, slightly sweet with a hint of sea salt, a cross between a chocolate chip cookie bar and banana baked oatmeal, these perfect Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars are a must-try.  A great addition to your breakfast or a slightly sweet dessert for after dinner, enjoy a bar studded with chocolate chips and crunchy pecans.

Cookie bars or oatmeal bake

To be honest, you can call these Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars anything you want!  They’re slightly sweet and cut into bars like a classic chocolate chip cookie bar, yet they’re healthy and soft like a banana oatmeal bake.  The best of both worlds!  Made with ripe bananas, gluten-free quick oats, a handful of chocolate chips and pecans, and a pinch of pink sea salt on top, they’re worth making.

Kid-friendly breakfast idea

With a handful of healthy ingredients and you being in control of how many chocolate chips go into these bars, I’m calling these baked oatmeal bars a healthy kid’s breakfast option.  Pair it with some scrambled eggs, easy sausage scramble, or a nice fruit salad for a well-rounded kid’s breakfast option.  

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Ingredients:

Bananas

Egg

Cane sugar – this is my favorite brand, I order on Amazon or buy at Aldi

Vanilla extract

Avocado oil (coconut oil) – baking with avocado oil is a great healthy-option

Cassava flour – this is my favorite brand of cassava as it’s budget-friendly and easily found on Amazon

Chocolate chips – EnjoyLife mini chocolate chips are dairy-free and my personal favorite

Chopped pecans 

Sea salt – make sure you add coarse sea salt to the top of the bars!

Baking soda

Quick cook oats – use certified gluten-free if needed

How to make these banana baked oatmeal bars

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.  Spray an 8×8 baking dish with cooking spray or line with parchment paper.

In a mixing bowl mash the banana.  Add the egg and cane sugar.  Cream together. Add the vanilla extract and avocado oil.  Stir.

Add the cassava flour, sea salt, baking soda, and quick cook oats.  Stir together.  Fold in the chocolate chips and chopped pecans.

Spread into the prepared 8×8 baking dish.  Bake for 25 minutes or until lightly golden brown on the bottom and sides.  Remove from the oven and let cool before slicing into 9 even bars.

How long will the chocolate chip banana cookie bars keep for

Well, assuming you’ll have leftovers, these banana cookie bars will keep for up to 3 days.  After they’re completely cooled, cut them into bars, and place them in an airtight container.  

If you’re making the baked oatmeal bars as part of your weekend meal prep, cool the bars before placing them in individual containers or bags for a quick grab-and-go breakfast in the morning.  

Can the baked oatmeal be warmed up

You bet these delicious and nutritious bars can be warmed up!  If you prefer a warm breakfast (or snack!) place a bar on a plate and heat in the microwave for 20-30 seconds.  Of course, you can enjoy the bars as a snack, breakfast, or as a bedtime snack cold or warm!

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