Dairy-Free | Egg-Free | Snacks
4-Ingredient Oat Snack Bars | Easy Toddler Snack
If snack prepping feels overwhelming, start with these! These oat snack bars are made with just 4 simple ingredients, come together in minutes, and are such an easy snack to keep in the fridge for the week.
They’re soft, chewy and toddler-friendly — but definitely good enough for the grown-ups to snack on too. 🤎
4-Ingredient Oat Snack Bars
Soft and chewy banana oat bars made with just 4 simple ingredients. An easy egg-free snack for toddlers, kids and the whole family.
Course: SnacksDifficulty: Easy
Servings
8
BarsPrep time
5
minutesCooking time
15
minutesIngredients
2 ripe bananas
1½ cups rolled oats
¼ cup peanut butter or nut butter of choice
¼ cup chocolate chips
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8×8-inch baking pan with parchment paper.
- Add the bananas to a large bowl and mash well with a fork.
- Add the rolled oats, peanut butter and chocolate chips. Mix until everything is well combined. You can add 1-2 Tbsp of Honey if you’d like it to be sweeter.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking pan and press it into an even layer.
- Bake for 18–22 minutes, or until the bars are set and lightly golden around the edges.
- Let them cool completely before slicing into bars or squares.
Notes
- For softer, fudgier bars: Use ½ cup peanut butter or nut butter instead of ¼ cup. They’ll be richer, softer and a little more fudgy.
Bananas matter: Use very ripe bananas with plenty of brown spots. They provide most of the sweetness and moisture in these bars.
Chocolate chips: You can use regular or mini chocolate chips. For younger kids, mini chocolate chips are an easy option.
Nut-free option: Use a seed butter such as sunflower seed butter if you need to make them nut-free.
Storage: Since these contain fresh banana, I’d store them in an airtight container in the refrigerator for about 4–5 days rather than at room temperature.
Serving: You can serve them straight from the fridge or let them sit at room temperature for a few minutes for a softer texture.
