Healthy Banana Flapjacks
Healthy banana flapjacks are chewy oat bars sweetened with banana and no refined sugar. They are an easy to make healthy snack which tastes delicious and will keep your energy levels up.
Ingredients
- 1 large banana
- 30 g butter
- 1 tablespoon honey
- ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 120 g porridge oats
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (160 fan). Line the base of a 21cm x 10cm loaf tin with baking paper.
- Mash the banana in a large bowl.1 large banana
- Melt the butter. If you are using set honey, add this to the pan with the butter so that it is easier to mix. Turn off the heat as soon as the butter/honey are melted.30 g butter
- Add the melted butter, honey, cinnamon and oats to the banana and stir together until well mixed.1 tbsp honey, ½ tsp ground cinnamon, 120 g porridge oats
- Spoon the mixture into the prepared tin, and bake for 30 minutes.
- When cool enough to handle, remove from the tin and cool on a wire rack. Cut into 6 rectangles.
Notes
Substitutions:
- Instead of melted butter, you can use olive oil or another healthy oil
- Maple syrup can be used instead of honey if you want vegan banana flapjacks
- Use ground mixed spice instead of cinnamon if you prefer. You could also use some allspice, nutmeg or cardamom
- For a bigger batch of healthy banana flapjacks, double the quantities and bake in a 20x20cm lined tin
Nutrition
Calories: 192kcalCarbohydrates: 30.8gProtein: 4.7gFat: 6.1gSaturated Fat: 2.8gFiber: 4.1gSugar: 6g
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