The 3 Bs….. which are all great for you!
I went through an odd few months after I first started being vegan, where all of a sudden I became ill soon after eating a banana.. it only happened three times but I got the picture. It was so strange so I hit the internet but could only find one forum where someone asked a similar question but there seemed to be no real outcome from that. Anyhow, a year later and I am now ok and eating banana again in smoothies and bars… although have not fully tried eating a whole one as yet!
I had made these for my husband over a year ago and we both really enjoy it, but stopped since my funny turn with bananas. He asked me the other day if I could make them again, so I tried them again last weekend and OMG how I have missed these. They were amazing and so great that we just kept grabbing a piece from the fridge!
Ingredients:-
- 1 large cooked beetroot, chopped in half
- 3 bananas
- 175 g gluten free oats
- 3 tbsp agave syrup
- 100 g whole almonds
- 70 g fresh blueberries (you can also use frozen)
- 45 g gluten free oats
- 50 g flaked almonds
- 10 g linseeds
- 15 g sunflower seeds
- 25 g pumpkin seeds
- 1 tbsp agave syrup
- 50 ml dairy free milk
Method:-
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Preheat the oven to 1800C.
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Line a 20cm x 20cm baking dish with grease proof paper.
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Prepare the bottom layer of the protein bar by blending the beetroot and bananas into a purée.
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Then add the gluten free oats, agave syrup and whole almonds. Pulse a few times until chopped, ensuring you leave some of the texture.
- Spread the mixture evenly over the bottom of the dish and then place in the over to bake for 8 minutes.
- Remove from the oven and set aside.
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In a bowl, combine all the ingredients for the top layer, then spread them evenly over the baked bottom layer.
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Return them to the oven for a further 12-15 minutes until the top starts to turn golden brown.
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Remove from the oven and leave in the tin to cool.
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Once cooled lift the grease proof paper out of the dish and slice into bites or bars .
Enjoy!
This recipe is an adaption from The Veg Space website.