Healthy Berry Oat Squares

Start your day off right with this easy and delicious recipe for Healthy Berry Oat Squares. Packed full of fibre, antioxidants, omega-3s, and oats for added crunch - you can enjoy these as a healthy breakfast option or even a guilt-free dessert. Let’s get baking!

This breakfast treat is one baking dish so there is less mess in the kitchen. It's easy and quick to make. It only takes 5 min to prepare and you are all done. The easiest breakfast you will ever make! You can also easily customize these squares by adding your favorite berry combinations like just blueberries or raspberries or blackberries, etc. You can also add any other ingredients you would like such as nuts or seeds for additional crunch and flavour. These squares are so versatile.

You can serve these warm from the oven with some nicecream or icecream or some almond butter or nut butter of your choice. I added banana nice-cream here. You can even enjoy them as an afternoon snack or a guilt free dessert with some melted dark chocolate drizzled over top! There are endless possibilities when it comes to customizing this recipe to your taste buds preference - so let’s get creative!

Healthy Berry Oat Squares

Serves: 4
Prep time: 5 min
Baked time: 45 min
Total time: 50 min

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas mashed
• 2/3 cup water
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 2 tbsp chia seeds
• 1/4 cup maple syrup (you can omit if prefer less sweet)
• 2 1/2 cups frozen mixed berries

Dry Ingredients:

• 1 cup rolled oats (I use gluten-free oats)
• 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut shreds
• a little pinch of salt or omit

Directions:

1. Preheat the oven to 350F.
2. Add peeled ripe bananas to a baking dish 8x8. Mashed them with a fork then add water, vanilla extract, chia seeds and maple syrup. Once everything is well mixed add the berries then mix again.
3. Add all the dry ingredients and then sir, spread evenly.
4. Bake for 45 min. Once done remove it from the oven and let it cool down for at least 10 min before serving as it needs to firm up a little.

Tips:

• You can omit maple syrup if you avoiding processed sugars. It's still sweet with the bananas as long as they are ripe. Ripe bananas it's a must in this recipe (brown spots).
• You can double the recipe if you are serving more people.
• Store in the fridge for up to 4 days.