Healthy Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars are a delightful meal prep breakfast or snack. They are gluten free, oil free, sweetened with banana and soft baked!
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First of all, these baked oatmeal bars are sweetened solely with banana, but taste like cake for breakfast. You can even top these with a drizzle of maple syrup and you got yourself an upgraded pancake!
Simply throw all the ingredients into a bowl, bake and slice into bars. You can keep these in the fridge to have for the week or freeze them and enjoy over time.
If you LOVE baked oatmeal, try out these other recipes!
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Bars
- Banana Peanut Butter Baked Oatmeal (Single Serving)
- Carrot Cake Baked Oatmeal Cups
- Pumpkin Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Ingredients in this recipe
- mashed spotty-brown bananas
- eggs
- unsweetened almond milk
- gluten free old fashioned rolled oats
- ground flaxseed
- baking powder (gluten-free)
- pure vanilla extract
- ground cinnamon
- fresh blueberries
How to make baked oatmeal bars?
- Combine all ingredients.
- Place into a baking pan.
- Bake.
- Slice.
- Enjoy!
Expert Tips
- Use spotty-brown bananas opposed to yellow or green. The darker in color they are, the sweeter they will be. Since all the sweetness comes from the bananas in this recipe, I recommend using VERY ripe bananas.
- If you don't have fresh berries on hand, use frozen.
- This recipe is truly amazing for meal prep. You can store these bars in the fridge for a few days or individually wrap them and place them into the freezer for up to 3 months. In the morning, simply warm a bar in the microwave, add desired toppings and your breakfast is ready!
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Healthy Blueberry Banana Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup mashed spotty-brown bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 ¼ cups unsweetened almond milk
- 2 cups gluten free old fashioned rolled oats
- ¼ cup ground flaxseed
- ½ tablespoon baking powder (gluten-free)
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ cup fresh blueberries
Instructions
- Mix together all ingredients until well-combined.
- Grab an 8x8 baking pan lined with parchment paper. Spoon the oatmeal mixture into the baking pan. Bake at 400 degrees F for 30-40 minutes.
- Once cooked, allow to cool, slice into bars and enjoy! I topped mine with fresh blueberries and peanut butter.
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Ryan
Super yummy and moist!
Thank you so much for your kind comment and rating, Ryan! 🙂 – Krista <3
Erika
So good with peanut butter on top!! I would want to try adding chocolate chips or even protein powder for more flavor next time!
Yay! So happy to hear you enjoyed the breakfast bars, Erika! I have another flavor coming soon. 🙂 – Krista <3
Lindsay
These are amazing Krista!! <3 And they're the fastest breakfast meal prep for the week. They make the house smell like oatmeal cookies and blueberry waffles (an added bonus). I used frozen blueberries instead of fresh bc I always have frozen in the freezer. To compensate for the extra moisture, I just threw a handful (less than 1/4 cup) extra oats and it worked fine!
Thank you SO much for your comment, Lindsay! I love that you used frozen berries and appreciate you sharing this substitution. I will have to try with frozen berries soon. - Krista <3
Stacy B
So good, made this a few times! I love this more for the summer with fresh blueberries! Try Krista’s pumpkin bars for a fun fall twist.
Thank you, Stacy! 🙂 – Krista <3
Brooke P.
Made these breakfast bars over the weekend for this weeks meal prep and they turned out great! I also added in some raspberries and lemon juice/zest from half a lemon. It ended up tasting like a blue/raspberry lemon muffin..... soooo good! It also tasted great reheated the next day as well as eating cold with a little bit of milk, extra berries and slivered almonds. Will definitely be making again, thanks for the great recipe Krista!
Thank you so much for your comment and rating, Brooke! I am really glad you enjoyed the oatmeal bars. I love your raspberry and lemon additions. Sounds delish! 🙂 – Krista <3
Manya
Omg I made this the other day and it’s turned out PERFECT!! It’s the best thing to have when you’re in a rush and want something convenient but also healthy!
YAY! That is the goal. 🙂 – Krista <3
TALIA
Delicious, even with me forgetting to add the blueberries 😭.
I didn't have eggs, so I used liquid egg whites and a scoop of protein powder instead. Came out great!!
Love the added protein! - Krista <3
Sam Robbins
Loved these! They are a great breakfast prep and I love that they aren’t overly sweet. If you don’t have an 8x8 pan I’d recommend a larger rather than smaller pan if you want them to turn out like the bars in the photos, as I cooked mine in a smaller rectangular pan and ended up needing to eat them with a fork rather than as a bar. Will definitely be making these again when I have spotty bananas!
So happy you enjoyed them and will make them again! Thank you, Sam! 🙂
Julie P.
I had five medium sized bananas that were going to go bad, so I used all of them. I love that this recipe doesn't use oil. The house smelled like xmas while these were baking. It's nice to have these ready to go in the morning, I just pop them in the microwave for 45 sec. and drizzle a little agave syrup on them and there is breakfast. My 9 year ate all of the bar. I sprinkled some chopped walnuts on mine. These kept me full through my circuit training workout and for a few hours afterward. Thanks for the VERY easy recipe!
YAY!! This comment makes me so happy to read. Thanks, Julie. 🙂
Gina
So simple, healthy, filling & delicious!! I kept someone the fridge for a few days of breakfast and froze the rest. Will definitely be making them again!
Awesome! 🙂
Kayla
I made this for my brother who is a very picky eater and he now requests I make it every time I'm home! Such a hit in my house and such an easy meal prep for breakfast. Love adding almond butter on top 🙂
❤️❤️❤️
Agos
Do I need to activate first the flaxseeds?
I did not activate the flaxseeds.
Stephanie Hall
So I had mushy bananas and gave this a try. I wanted to double the recipe. These are AMAZING. So delicious! I may have undercooked mine, as it was more of a pudding consistency in the middle, but NO complaints. I added powdered peanut butter and craisins. It is not super sweet, another plus. I drizzled honey on top for my sweet lovers. I ate it warm (yum) and cold (yum). Both ways are so very good! This will be on repeat here.
Amazing! Love to hear it! 🙂