“I came up with this recipe when my doctor told me I needed to eat more fiber, and I was sick of eating store-bought protein bars for breakfast in the car between the gym and work. Ingredients such as wheat germ, flaxseed, protein powder, peanut butter, and oats make this a healthy way to start the day!”
Ingredients:
- cooking spray
- 1 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats
- 1/4 cup wheat germ
- 1/4 cup ground flax seed
- 2 tablespoons vanilla-flavored hemp protein powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 bananas
- 1/4 cup peanut butter (such as Jif®)
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/4 cup natural peanut butter, or to taste
Instructions:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line an 8×8-inch baking dish with aluminum foil, letting foil hang down over the sides of the pan; spray pan with cooking spray.
- Stir oats, wheat germ, flax seed, protein powder, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl. Mash bananas in a separate large bowl and stir 1/4 cup Jif(R) peanut butter, honey, and vanilla extract into bananas, mixing well. Stir dry ingredients into banana mixture and spread into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 20 minutes. Spread 1/4 cup natural peanut butter over top.
- Continue baking until lightly browned on the edges and set, 10 more minutes. Let cool in the pan and lift bars onto a work surface using aluminum foil as handles. Cut into bars, wrap in plastic wrap, and store in refrigerator.
