Lu's Banana Bites

My lovely friend, Lu, keeps bringing these delicious banana bites to work. She makes them as a healthy treat for her and her husband to take to the office. I have had them a few times now and can't believe its taken me this long to make them myself because they are SO easy!

The base recipe is very simple: bananas, dates, oats and oil. You can then dress them up as you please, with seeds, nuts, chocolate, berries, dried fruit etc. I have just made this batch with some seeds that I had in the cupboard, but will definitely be a little more creative next time. 

 I also adapted the recipe slightly by baking it flat in a dish and then cutting them out like cookies. Lu originally rolled them into balls and then baked them, so you can do whichever is easiest.

 

Ingredients:

2 cups rolled oats

2 large or 3 small bananas

1/3 cup coconut oil, melted

1 cup dates, chopped

Additions:

2 tbs chia seeds

2 tbs sunflower seeds

Place all the ingredients in a medium mixing bowl and combine thoroughly. You can either blend the bananas beforehand and mix it all with a spoon, or if you want to have some fun put the bananas in whole and smoosh the whole lot together with your hands until its all evenly mixed. Just make sure your hands are very clean!

Line a baking dish with wax paper (my dish is more or less 30cm x 20cm) and press the mixture in until its flat. Bake at 200 degrees C for about 20-30 minutes. The top will be lightly golden when it is ready. 

Remove and allow to cool to a warm temperature before cutting your shapes out. Roll the leftovers into balls (we don't want to waste any do we?).

Makes about 18-20 bites. These are packed with good energy and make a fabulous mid morning or afternoon snack! Take some to work to share with your colleagues xxx