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Coconut Banana Bars

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In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make easy, healthy Coconut Banana Bars in a crockpot or slow cooker! These bars are so easy to make and have only a few healthy ingredients. I think this is a perfect recipe to use up your ripe bananas. These Coconut Banana Bars bars are so delicious I think they taste like dessert but they are actually good for you!

If you are looking for a new healthy recipe for tasty energy or snack bars, look no more! I think you will a be amazed how easy these Coconut Banana Bars are. No need to heat up the kitchen with a hot oven when you can bake these healthy dessert bars right in the crockpot or slow cooker! These bars will make it to your best, easy, healthy, snack list! These Coconut Banana Bars are a good alternative to cookies and your kids will love them! You can also enjoy this healthy bar recipe for breakfast or dessert! Watch this video and try these Crockpot Coconut Banana Bars today!

Yield: 8 - 10 servings

Coconut Banana Bars

Ingredients

  • 1 cup banana, ripe, mashed
  • 2 cups dates, chopped (soaked and drained)
  • 3/4 - 1 cup nuts, chopped
  • 1/3 cup coconut, shredded
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup quick oats
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Soak the dates 5 - 10 minutes in water, then drain. Soak drier dates longer and softer dates for less time.
  2. Spray a crockpot or slow cooker with cooking spray.
  3. In a bowl mix together the mashed banana, drained dates, nuts, and salt.
  4. Stir in the oats.
  5. Spread the mixture in the bottom of the crockpot.
  6. Using a fork or knife, pull the mixture about 1/4 inch away from the sides of the crockpot.
  7. Cover the crockpot with 2 layers of paper towels and cover with the lid.
  8. Bake on low for about 2 - 2 1/2 hours or until the edges start to brown. Cool 5 - 10 minutes.
  9. Cut into bars. Serve warm or cooled.

Notes

Instead of paper towels, you can cover the crockpot with a dish towel that has not been cleaned with a fabric softener.

Make sure to use Quick Oats and not Old Fashioned Oats.


See a cooking demonstration of this Coconut Banana Bars recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Healthy Banana Bread

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Learn how to make this Easy, Healthy Banana Bread! This is the best ever healthy banana nut bread recipe! In this video Karen Breyer will show you step-by-step how to make this Easy, Healthy Banana Bread recipe! Looking for healthy bread recipes that you can make for breakfast or a delicious snack or dessert? Look no further!

This delicious whole wheat banana nut bread just happens to be vegan, low-fat and sugar and dairy free so it can be enjoyed by almost everyone! If you are looking for easy baking recipes for adults or kids you found it! Watch this video and make this this best ever Healthy Banana Bread today!

Yield: 1 loaf

Healthy Banana Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup flour, unbleached
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
  • 1/2 cup walnuts, chopped
  • 1/2 - 3/4 cup bananas, ripe (mashed)
  • 1/2 cup coconut milk
  • 1/3 cup honey
  • Water (as needed)
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray loaf pan with cooking spray.
  2. Mix dry ingredients together. Mix in walnuts.
  3. Mix mashed bananas, coconut milk, and honey together.
  4. Add enough water to make 1 1/2 cup total liquid and mix together.
  5. Briskly stir the liquid mixture into the dry ingredients.
  6. Pour mixture into pan and bake 40 to 45 minutes or until the bread is golden brown and a knife inserted in the center comes out clean.

Notes

I like Kosher salt the best.

I prefer aluminum-free baking powder.

See a cooking demonstration of this Healthy Banana Bread recipe on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

Two Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cookies

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Try this amazing Oatmeal Banana Cookie recipe with only two ingredients!! In this cooking video Karen Breyer will show you step by step how to make these delicious, healthy cookies. These cookies are so easy to make! I think this cookie recipe will become one of your favorite healthy desserts and snack recipes. This Oatmeal Banana Cookie recipe is so healthy you can even eat it for breakfast!

Looking for healthy recipes you can make with your ripe bananas? If so, this is the perfect recipe for you.  You can also make healthy, oatmeal chocolate chip cookies by adding a some chocolate chips to this recipe. There are also many other tasty variations for this oatmeal banana cookie recipe. Watch this video and try these delicious, easy Two Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cookies today!

Yield: 8 - 12 cookies

Two Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cookies

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ripe bananas, mashed
  • 1 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats
  • Cooking spray

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray baking sheet with cooking spray.
  2. Mash bananas with a fork or the back of a spoon.
  3. Mix together the bananas and oats.
  4. Drop by tablespoonfuls on the cookie sheet.
  5. Bake for about 12 to 15 minutes or until cookies become a golden brown color.
  6. Remove cookies from the pan. Cool and serve.

Notes

You can add optional ingredients to the oat-banana mixture such as a dash of salt, vanilla, raisins, dried fruit, nuts, chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and coconut.

Cookies are best eaten the same day. You can store the cookies in an airtight container for a few days.

You can flatten the cookies with a fork to make them the shape you would like.

You can make the cookies bigger or smaller. Smaller cookies will cook faster so keep an eye on them so they don’t burn.

See a cooking demonstration of these Two Ingredient Oatmeal Banana Cookies on the Cooking Lessons for Dad YouTube channel.

© Karen Breyer

 

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