Breakfast baked oat bars

Serves: 8 Ready in: 1.5hrs Difficulty: 3/5 Storing: Wrap each portion in cling film or aluminium foil, keep in the fridge, you can also freeze and defrost in the fridge.

Ingredients

• 320g rolled oats

• 4 bananas

• 80g flavoured protein powder (vanilla, blueberry, chocolate)

• 2 tbsp cacao powder

• 400ml milk (almond, cow, cashew)

• 1.5 tbsp baking powder

• sea salt

• 70g dark chocolate

Serve with

• 170g skyr or other high-protein yoghurt

Method

Preheat the oven to 180°C. In a large bowl, mash the bananas (a potato masher works well). Add the remaining ingredients and mix until fully combined. Line a baking tray with greaseproof paper. Pour in the oat mixture and spread it evenly; tap the tray on the counter to remove any trapped air. Break the chocolate into pieces and press it into the top of the mixture. Bake for 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and allow to cool before lifting the oat bake out of the tray and cutting into 8 portions. Wrap each portion individually in cling film or aluminium foil. Serve cold or warm in the microwave for about 40 seconds. For a complete breakfast, enjoy with Skyr or a high‑protein yoghurt.

Enjoy!

Nutritional information, per serving (excluding yoghurt)
kcal: 350
Fat: 10 g
Saturates: 2 g
Carbs: 49 g
Sugars: 17 g
Fibre: 7 g
Protein: 16 g