Simple, practical, and full of everyday flavour, Banana Nut Snack Bars is a vegan, vegetarian American snack made with bananas, vanilla extract, and sea salt in about 40 minutes. The recipe lays out the ingredients and each cooking step clearly, so you can adjust seasoning, texture, and serving size for your own kitchen.

Recipe Snapshot

  • Prep time: 10 minutes
  • Cook time: 30 minutes
  • Total time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 10 (4in x 1.5in) bars
  • Category: Snack
  • Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 3 ripe bananas
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/8 tsp sea salt
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/8 tsp cloves powder
  • a generous pinch of nutmeg
  • 2 tsp coconut oil
  • 2 cups old-fashioned oats (use certified gluten-free if needed)
  • 3/4-1 cup dates (depends on how sweet you like the bars)
  • 3/4 cup walnuts (or use a combination of walnuts and cashews, or a combination of seeds to make nut-free)
  • 1/4 cup hemp seeds

Method

  1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  2. In a bowl, mash the bananas and mix in the vanilla, salt, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and oil.
  3. In a food processor, add oats, dates, walnuts, and hemp seeds, and pulse to make a coarse mixture. You can keep it chunky by adding chopped nuts later.
  4. Add this to the banana mixture a cup at a time and mix. Add more oats, if needed.
  5. Press the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet into a 1/4 inch thick rectangle.
  6. Bake for 20 minutes. Rotate the baking sheet and bake for another 7 to 10 minutes, or until golden on the edges and dry to touch in the center. Let cool completely before slicing. Store in the refrigerator for up to a week or freeze for up to a month.

Kiyaan Singh’s Kitchen Note

Keep this recipe as a working base: cook once as written, then adjust spice, texture, and serving style for your own table.