Homemade Banana & Oats Granola Bar

Granola bar with almonds and raisins sweetened just with banana.

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats
• 1 1/2 medium bananas, overripe
• 1/4 cup packed raisins
• 2 large egg whites
• 1/4 cup sliced almonds
• 1 tsp cinnamon

Directions

1. Whisk egg whites, combine with overripe mashed banana and cinnamon.
2. Fold in oats, raisins and almonds.
3. Pour into a 9" square baking dish. You can line with parchment paper for easy clean up by cutting 2 pieces of parchment paper longer and slightly narrower than your dish and putting one sheet vertically, then placing the other sheet horizontally on top so that all 4 sides are covered.
4. Level the mixture by pressing on it with a spoon. Bake at 350 °F (175 °C) for 40 minutes. Let cool at least 15 minutes before slicing.
5. You can use any combination of dried fruit and nuts. I sometimes add organic chocolate pieces (sweetened with cane juice only) and dried strawberries to make a strawberry banana chocolate granola bar.
6. Note: I also use this in place of bread as I have a gluten allergy. It tastes great warm or cold with peanut butter and honey on top!