Baked Chocolate Oat Bars (w/hidden veggies)

Great for meal prep - makes 6 servings!
Ingredients:

  • 2.5 cups rolled oats

  • 2 cups unsweetened soy milk

  • 1 large zucchini

  • 2 large very ripe/spotty bananas

  • 3 TBS ground flax seed

  • ¼ Cup maple syrup

  • 2.5 Tbs cocoa powder

  • 1 tsp baking soda

  • 1 tsp lemon juice

  • 1 tsp vanilla


Directions:

  1. Pre-heat oven to 350F and line a 9×12 baking pan with parchment paper

  2. In blender, blend the zucchini, 2 bananas, soy milk, maple syrup, lemon juice, and vanilla briefly to form the liquid batter

  3. Mix all dry ingredients including flax seed, in a large bowl

  4. Add the wet blended batter and mix

  5. Pour into your parchment lined baking pan and bake for 35 minutes

  6. Remove pan from oven and let cool FULLY before taking out and cutting into 6 squares

  7. Oat bars can be wrapped in parchment and stored in freezer for bulk meal prep, or last about a week in an airtight container in the fridge. Microwave or eat cold, and eat plain or topped with fresh sliced bananas or other fruit