Banana Wake-Up Bars

These simple banana bars, made with brown sugar, peanut butter, rolled oats, and wheat germ, are an easy way to start your day or take breakfast with you.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 102 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 egg
• 1 ripe banana, mashed
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 0.5 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.33333334326744 cup brown sugar
• 0.33333334326744 cup all-purpose flour
• 2.5 tablespoons butter
• 0.33333334326744 cup peanut butter
• 0.66666668653488 cup rolled oats

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.

Step 2

Beat together peanut butter, brown sugar, and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until incorporated. Mix in mashed banana. Stir in oats, flour, wheat germ, and baking soda until batter is well combined. Spread batter in the prepared baking pan.

Step 3

Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.