September 08, 2011

Banana-Chocolate Bars


These bars are sweet and healthy (with ground oats and flax seeds.)  The Ghirardelli Semi-Sweet Chocolate Chips are dairy-free, and available at most grocery stores - a happy discovery for me!


Preheat oven to 375 F.

Mix these dry ingredients in a large bowl:
3 cups oats, ground to a coarse flour in a blender
1 cup Bisquick (using up my box; you could substitute any flour and baking powder)
1/2 tsp. nutmeg
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/2 cup Sugar in the Raw

Grind 1/4 cup flax seeds in a coffee grinder or blender, then whisk with 1/2 cup water until frothy.  This is your egg replacer.

Mix wet ingredients:
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1/4 cup canola oil
flax seed egg replacer (see above)
1 tsp. vanilla extract

Stir wet ingredients into large bowl of dry ingredients.  Stir in
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/2 cup dairy-free chocolate chips

Spread in a 9x13-inch lightly greased pan.  Bake for 40 minutes at 375 degrees F.  Cool and cut into bars.

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