64 calories - Sky's Oat Bran Banana Bar Recipe

Hi there,

Posted this to some of my friends who have made them and liked them...they're chewy, tasty and at 64 cals a bar far better than a biscuit made from flour, fat and sugar.

I've made these with Mango and ginger instead of banana and mixed spice and with Cinnamon and Apple Puree
I've made them with All Bran and Bran Flakes when I haven't had the Crunchy Bran
I've also made them with less oats and added Cheerios and Rice Crispies although they come out a lot more crumbly

I just heard from one of my MFP friends who substituted the bran for extra oats and swapped the sultanas for dates and another of my friends is making them with Kashi cereal [don't know if we get that here in the UK]

Anyway, I guess what I'm saying is that this is a pretty adaptable recipe....not too worried about the calories then add some nuts and chocolate chips

Anyway here it is

Sky's Oat Bran Banana Bars [EDIT sorry forgot to say this makes 8 bars!]

Ingredients
Banana Ripe Small , 162 g 144 cals
Porridge Oats 50g, 180 cals
Weetabix - Crunchy Bran, 40 g Serving 140 cals * **
Sultanas - Home Baking, 10 g 30 cals
Schwartz - Mixed Spice, 5 g 20 cals


Total: 514
Per Serving: 64

*** If you don't have Crunchy bran you can use crumbled bran flakes or another bran cereal like All Bran but remember to adjust the calorie count

Preheat oven to 170 degrees

In a bowl mash the banana with a fork. [Doh...peel it first obviously ]

Add in the rest of the ingredients and stir until well combined.

If the mix is a little dry and crumbly [depends on the ripeness of your banana and dryness of your oats] add a drop of water or fruit juice until you get a mix that stays together and doesn't crumble

Spread out on a small lined tray - The mix should be about half an inch thick
If you haven't a small tray just line half a large tray as the mix doesn't spread out too much.
You are going to be getting 8 bars so imagine that as you are spreading out your mix

Place in oven for 15-20 mins until starting to brown

You can adjust the length of time you bake them...less time will give you a moister softer bar, longer a drier chewier bar.

They keep for ages...I sometimes make mine in bigger batches doubling or quadrupling the ingredients as they last in an airtight tin or ziplock bag for at least a fortnight

I don't use sweetener in mine but when I make them for my Mum I add my one honey [I have 4 beehives. Yummy Honey] but if you have a really sweet tooth you could add stevia or some other sweetener or honey if you're not too worried about the calories

I have also frozen these and then microwaved them until warm, snipped them into little pieces and had them with yogurt as a low calorie dessert

I wouldn't say that these are the most delicious bars I've ever eaten in my Life but I think they're definitely worth making as they are so low in fat and calories and high in fibre

Anyway, hope the recipe is useful to some of you
Would be interested in hearing about your inventive adaptations if you make these with some other ingredients

If someone can advise me how to post a picture on a message I can show you the ones I made this afternoon

Sky x