Happy 1st of November guys!
For the past few months I have been experimenting in my kitchen, trying to come up with some different recipes for food. Don’t you ever feel like your rotation of meals throughout the week just become so “blah” and you need more variety? I have been having that vibe lately and I’m pretty sure my family can agree. So I took it upon myself to hop on board to Pinterest and other sites looking for different meals!
Now, not all the meals I have been cooking are “healthy” per say, but within the past 2 months (or so) I have been implementing more of that into my own lifestyle. Kroger recently had a major sale on their fruits & veggies. We decided to stock up, so I froze a bunch of bananas, strawberries, & blueberries. WELL, the bananas were gone within the first couple of days. I LOVE BANANAS I couldn’t help myself.
As I was scrolling through Pinterest, which by the way I have yet to completely figure it out, I noticed a BUNCH of recipes were super UNHEALTHY, and as much as I LOVE sugar, I’m really trying to stay away.
I’m sure everyones been enjoying this weather. Dallas got hit with a tornado last week, really unexpected in OCTOBER, geez. Glad that everyone was completely safe. I’ve been trying to stay in for the most part. AJ has been enjoying the recent hikes and walks we’re taking, but I have been minimizing those due to the consistent drastic change in weather; I would hate for her to get sick.
What are your thoughts in taking your little one out jogging with you in about 40-50 degree weather?-Am I overly worried about it? I feel like I can totally be that mom sometimes, ya know?
With running and being at the lake on my mind, I kept thinking, “I seriously could use a snack right about now.” So BAM! Let me drop this recipe for you right below:
Blueberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
2— Bananas (medium ripe)
2 cups—Blueberries, Frozen
2 tbsp— Maple syrup
1 cup— Fashion gluten free oats, old
2 tsp— Cinnamon, ground
1 cup— Gluten free oat flour
1/2 tsp— Salt
2 tbsp— Oil (optional)
2 tbsp— Flaxseed, ground
- Thaw the frozen blueberries in a bowl and sprinkle the flaxseed that was called for this recipe; set aside.
- Mash bananas (or puree them in your ninja blender as I did) and combine them with the oat flour, old fashion oats, ground cinnamon, salt, maple syrup and oil (if you decide to add it). Mix all the ingredients until a loose dough forms; set aside 3/4 a cup for the top of your meal bars.
- Spray your 8×8 pan with oil then proceed to spread your crust evenly throughout. Pour your blueberries on and spread evenly as well.
- Grab spoonfuls of the crust you set aside and that will be your last layer to add to the top of your oatmeal bars.
- Bake to 350 degrees for 30 mins OR till golden brown on the top.
Honestly guys, I felt as though the ingredients for these were SO SIMPLE! You’re going to LOVE these oatmeal bars!
Minimal ingredients + Simple recipe= super EASY baking
They are refined sugar free and flourless whole grain bars to DIE for! With enough natural sweetness to them that they honestly DON’T need any added sugar to them! I had my oldest daughter try some and she LOVED them! I’ve decided to not only bake them for myself, but implement these bad boys into rotation. If there’s ever a moment I can get my kids to eat healthy, I am all in & won’t complain.
Most likely I will be looking into baking something that involves raspberries as I have some in my fridge this week! Any suggestions? I was thinking about making some raspberry oatmeal bars, but I did notice a lot of recipes call for “raspberry preserves.”
I hope you and your family enjoy these healthy breakfast bars just as much as my family did! As I sip on my coffee this morning and eat one of my breakfast bars, let me leave you with a good verse:
“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “Plans to prosper you and not harm you, plans to give you HOPE and a FUTURE.” -Jeremiah 29:11