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Vanilla Chocolate Chip Baked Oat Bars

Chewy, golden oat bars with a warm vanilla aroma, crisp edges and pockets of melty semisweet chocolate.

Vanilla Chocolate Chip Baked Oat Bars

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ⅔ cup sliced100 gBananavery ripe, mashed
  • 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
  • ¼ cup (60 ml)60 gMilk, 2%
  • 1½ tbsp20 gUnsalted buttermelted, plus a little extra from this amount for the pan
  • 1½ tbsp30 gMaple syrup
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking powder
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • ¼ cup40 gSemisweet chocolate chips

Steps

  1. Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Brush an 8x4-inch loaf pan with a little of the melted butter and line it with parchment.
  2. In a large bowl, mash the banana, then whisk in the egg, milk, the rest of the melted butter, the maple syrup and the vanilla until smooth.
  3. In a second bowl, stir together the oats, baking powder and salt.
  4. Stir the oat mixture into the banana mixture until evenly moistened, then fold in three-quarters of the chocolate chips.
  5. Spread the batter in the pan, press it level and scatter the remaining quarter of the chocolate chips over the top.
  6. Bake 25 to 28 minutes, until the edges are golden, the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean, with the center reaching 160°F (71°C).
  7. Cool in the pan on a rack for 15 minutes, lift out with the parchment and cut into 4 bars.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Contains: Milk, Egg. Some brands contain gluten, soy.

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