A friend posted this breakfast / snack bar recipe on my facebook wall. The original used cinnamon, almond milk, applesauce and raisins…none of which are safe for us. So I changed it…a lot.

This is NOT the taste treat of the ages. Its a healthy snack bar and it tastes like a healthy snack bar. It has potassium, dark chocolate, fiber, protein…etc. The banana flavor is pretty overwhelming and while the oats add a coconutty flair…they are not coconut.

That said, everybody ate them. And for a snack bar that is nut-free, seed-free, gluten-free, soy-free, corn-free, dairy-free, coconut-free, citrus-free, egg-free, vegan, nightshade-free, bean-free, low in salicylates and phenols is GMO and additive-free and contains virtually no added sugar (there is some in the dark chocolate mini-chips) they are pretty darn good.

I mean really when you exclude all those foods and try to make a dessert, you end up with chocolate covered bananas, and mango sorbet. This, at least, is not frozen.

Ingredients
3 ripe mashed bananas (medium sized)
2 cups gluten free old fashioned oats
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp allspice
1 tsp vanilla
1/2 cup hemp milk
1/2 cup mini chocolate chips (enjoy life brand)
Safe oil – preferably a solid shortening like palm or coconut oil – for oiling baking dish

Equipment
9 x 9 glass baking dish (a shiny metal one will also work but may change the cooking time. Avoid nonstick if possible as they tend to burn the outside and leave the insides raw.
Bowl large enough to hold all ingredients
Potato masher
Rubber or silicone spatula
Measuring cups and spoons

Instructions
Peel bananas, put them in bowl and mash them with the potato masher
Add all other ingredients to bowl and mix using the potato masher
Grease the baking dish
Pour the banana mixture into the dish
Bake at 350F for about 30 minutes (check after 25, you should see some browning)
Remove and allow to cool completely before slicing into 16 squares.

Again, it tastes a lot like banana oatmeal, but it is healthy, portable, crazy easy to make and free of all the major allergens and problem foods.

Enjoy!