Peanut Butter Oatmeal Bars

  

When learning to maintain this lifestyle, I absolutely refused to give up GOOD FOOD. I made it a priority to learn how to turn food I already loved into healthier versions or to create recipes where I use substitutes that make my breakfasts, lunch, dinners and snacks, healthier versions. 

I need VARIETY, I need REAL FOOD, I need GOOD FOOD. Count me out of a “diet”. I need attainable! I need a lifestyle that allows me to learn how to enjoy these healthier versions but also allows me to be “unhealthy” when I please! 

These PEANUT BUTTER OATMEAL BARS are the perfect example of this. I saw a recipe that I thought I’d enjoy. Then when I checked out the ingredients list, it was filled with processed food and refined sugar. SO I crafted it up into a healthier version where I used substitutes in place of the processed food and refined sugar & turned it into something DELICIOUS AND HEALTHY! 

ONE BOWL, 10 MINUTES PREP & 30 MINUTES TO COOK! 

Ingredients: 

· 1 cup of whole wheat flour 

· 1 tsp baking powder 

· 1 cup quick oats 

· ½ cup unsweetened applesauce 

· 2 ripe bananas 

· 1 tsp ground cinnamon 

· 1 eggs 

· ½ cup creamy peanut butter 

· 1/3 cup coconut sugar 

Directions: 

1. Set oven to 350 degrees. 

2. Combine all wet ingredients in a stand-mixer or hand-mixer. If you do not have a mixer, simply mash bananas first, then mix in all remaining wet ingredients. 

3. Slowly add in all dry ingredients. 

4. Once combined add to a 9 X 9 baking pan and bake for 30 minutes. 

TIP: I added chocolate drizzle to some of them using 1 TBSP of chocolate chips and 1 tsp of coconut oil, heated & then drizzled!