Vegan Coconut-Oat Bars

Coconut, oats, and mashed banana make a great base for bars to be filled with your favorite dried fruits and chopped nuts in this simple recipe.

• Preparation Time: 10 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 205 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 pinch salt
• ½ cup shredded coconut
• ¼ cup chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (Optional)
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
• 3 tablespoons agave nectar
• ¼ cup chopped pitted dates
• 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3 large bananas, mashed (Optional)

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix oats, bananas, coconut, dates, walnuts, agave, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl by hand; press into a 9-inch square baking dish.

Step 3

Bake in preheated oven until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

Step 4

Cool in baking dish on a wire rack until completely cooled before cutting into bars.