Banana Oat Bars

In going with what I was talking about in my last post, I seriously love bananas. I had 4 bananas patiently waiting for me to use them, but I held off for a while. I wanted to find something that was different than bread or muffins, even though those are my favorite to make! I found this recipe, and it was delicious!

It's not a granola bar, it is an oat bar. What's the difference? I find granola bars to be harder and drier while these oat bars are moist and fluffy... yum!

Ingredients
1 1/3 cups quick cooking oats (or old fashioned oats)
1/2 cup honey
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 cup raisins (I used craisins)
1 cup mashed bananas (I may or may not used 4 bananas!!)
1/4 cup skim milk
2 egg whites
1 teaspoon vanilla extract

Make it
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- Mix dry ingredients together.
- In a separate bowl, mix wet ingredients
- Mix both wet and dry ingredients together.
- Spray 9x13 (or whatever size pan you have) with non-stick spray. Put mixture into pan and bake for about 35 minutes.

I made these the night before and refrigerated them until the next day, and they were still just as fluffy as ever. Give them a try!