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No-bake protein banana bread bars

Name: No-bake protein banana bread bars
Prep time: 20 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 16
Ingredients: 3 cups (330g) coconut flour; 1 cup (90g) rolled oats; 100g vanilla protein powder; 1/4 cup (55g) raw sugar; 100g chopped nuts (we used walnuts); 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1 tsp ground nutmeg; 1/2 cup (140g) nut butter (we used almond); 400ml coconut milk; 1 cup (250ml) maple syrup; 3 ripe bananas, mashed; 1 tbs vanilla extract; 2 cups (180g) desiccated coconut

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by Sam Parish (Coutts)

SAM PARISH (COUTTS), CHEF

Oct 01, 2017

Put those overripe bananas, jar-ends of nut butter and winter’s porridge oats to work in this no-fuss coconutty treat.

3 cups (330g) coconut flour
1 cup (90g) rolled oats
100g vanilla protein powder
1/4 cup (55g) raw sugar
100g chopped nuts (we used walnuts)
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground nutmeg
1/2 cup (140g) nut butter (we used almond)
400ml coconut milk
1 cup (250ml) maple syrup
3 ripe bananas, mashed
1 tbs vanilla extract
2 cups (180g) desiccated coconut

Method

1.

Grease a 22cm square cake pan and line with baking paper.
2.

Combine flour, oats, protein powder, sugar, nuts and spices in a bowl. Place nut butter, coconut milk and maple syrup in a saucepan over medium heat and cook, stirring, until warm and combined. Stir in banana, vanilla and a pinch of salt. Add to flour mixture and stir to combine.
3.

Press mixture into prepared pan, scatter with coconut, then use a piece of baking paper to press coconut into the surface. Chill for 2 hours or until firm. Using a serrated knife, cut into bars. Store chilled, in an airtight container, for up to 2 weeks.