Banana Strawberry Oat Bars

Photo credit and recipe adapted from Salwa Smaily

Banana Strawberry Oat Bars are a healthier fruit dessert made with fresh strawberries, bananas, Date Sugar  and ground flaxseeds. Perfect for on the go snacking- your kids will love them too. 

Prep Time 15 mins

Cook Time 20 mins

Total Time 35 mins

Servings: 6

Ingredients: 

For the base and the top

• 250 g rolled oats
• 2 Ripe Bananas (150g)
• 2 tbsp freshly ground flaxseeds
• 1 tbsp Date Sugar
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• Pinch of salt 

For the Strawberry Filling

• 250 g strawberries
• 2tbs freshly ground flaxseeds
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 1 tbsp Date Syrup

Instructions 

• Preheat your oven at 180°C
• Now first in a food processor mix together strawberries, flaxseeds, lemon juice and honey. 
• Process until you have a strawberry puree. 
• Refrigerate.

For the base and crunch top

• Mash the banana
• Add in oats, flaxseeds, cinnamon, sugar, pinch of salt and combine everything together.
• Line a 23 cm baking tray with parchment paper. 
• Add 2/3 of the oats mix and press them well to the bottom of the tray. 
• Pour the strawberry puree. 
• Then sprinkle the rest (1/3) of the oat mix on the top
•  Bake for 20 mins.