FORYOUR
HEALTH
Try this delicious, healthy recipe today!
Recipe created by our YMCA CCF Chef, Naima Gardner
Banana Granola Bars with Cranberries and Dark Chocolate
Ingredients
4 cups rolled oats
¼ cup ground flaxseed meal
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
¾ cup honey
2 eggs
2 T canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 very ripe bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries
½ cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350o-F. Coat a 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl combine oats, flaxseed,
cinnamon and nutmeg, mix well. In a separate bowl, combine honey,
eggs, oil, salt, banana, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Pour wet ingreNutrition Information
dients over the oats and stir until all the oats are coated. Mix in cranberries and chocolate chips. Spread oat mixture over bottom of pan
Servings: 16
and press it down firmly so oats are evenly spread. Bake for 25 to 30
Serving size: 1 bar
minutes until top begins to brown. Remove from oven and cool for 10
Calories: 220
minutes before cutting into bars.
Brought to you by our NW YMCA Nutritionist, Emily Wilson
Fat: 6g
Sodium: 45mg
Carbohydrate: 40g Fiber: 3g
Protein: 5g
Sugar: 23g
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FORYOUR
HEALTH
Try this delicious, healthy recipe today!
Recipe created by our YMCA CCF Chef, Naima Gardner
Banana Granola Bars with Cranberries and Dark Chocolate
Ingredients
4 cups rolled oats
¼ cup ground flaxseed meal
½ teaspoon cinnamon
Pinch of nutmeg
¾ cup honey
2 eggs
2 T canola oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 very ripe bananas, mashed
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup dried cranberries
½ cup dark chocolate chips
Directions
Preheat oven to 350o-F. Coat a 9x9 baking dish with cooking spray. In large bowl combine oats, flaxseed,
cinnamon and nutmeg, mix well. In a separate bowl, combine honey,
eggs, oil, salt, banana, and vanilla. Mix until smooth. Pour wet ingrediNutrition Information
ents over the oats and stir until all the oats are coated. Mix in cranberries and chocolate chips. Spread oat mixture over bottom of pan and
Servings: 16
press it down firmly so oats are evenly spread. Bake for 25 to 30
Serving size: 1 bar
minutes until top begins to brown. Remove from oven and cool for 10
Calories: 220
Sodium: 45mg
minutes before cutting into bars.
Brought to you by our NW YMCA Nutritionist, Emily Wilson
[email protected]
Fat: 6g
Fiber: 3g
Carbohydrate: 40g Sugar: 23g
Protein: 5g