If you have never had baked oatmeal, I highly suggest making it. It is such a great alternative to your typical morning oatmeal and really easy to grab and go. I decided to go with banana chocolate chunk baked oatmeal bars for this recipe because I had quite a few bananas to use up before leaving for spring break in Florida.

My dad had been wanting me to make some more baked oatmeal for a while, so I finally answered his request. He really loved my blueberry banana baked oatmeal cups, so I figured it was perfect to use up some extra bananas and make them banana flavored since you can never go wrong with banana.

Believe it or not, I was actually going to make these into baked oatmeal cups, but I still have not been able to find my darn muffin pan. I just went with baked oatmeal bars instead, and I have to say that I was not disappointed.

You just can’t go wrong with banana and chocolate. I have quite a stock of Amber Lyn chocolates in my pantry now, so I use them up whenever I get a chance. I even sometimes add a few of the chocolate chunks into my coffee and let them melt to give it a delicious mocha flavor. I have come to find out that I pretty much like chocolate in anything.

These baked oatmeal bars not only taste amazing, but they are also packed with protein. I used my MusclePharm vanilla combat protein powder and Greek yogurt to boost the protein content and flavor. You can’t beat a recipe that is healthy, delicious, and full of protein. I will definitely be making another variation of these bars soon.

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