Easy Banana Oat Bars Solar Cooking Dessert Recipe
 
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Easy Banana Oat Bars are naturally sweet from the bananas and the applesauce. No additional sugar is needed. Plus the recipe can be made with all allergy friendly ingredients. Bake them in the kitchen or in the solar oven.
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Recipe type: Dessert
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 3 ripe bananas, mashed
  • 4 oz unsweetened applesauce
  • 2 cups quick oats
  • ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk (or milk)
  • ½ cups raisins (opt)
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • FOR GLAZE (OPT):
  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 2 TBSP almond milk (or milk)
Instructions
  1. Put the solar oven out to pre-heat while preparing the ingredients.
  2. In a mixing bowl, mash the ripe bananas until smooth.
  3. Add the applesauce, almond milk, cinnamon, and vanilla. Mix until smooth.
  4. Add the oats. Mix.
  5. Add the raisins. Mix.
  6. Spray a small, dark, solar cooking pan about 11x7x1.5, with cooking spray. Be sure that the pan will fit into the solar oven..
  7. Spread the mix into the pan.
  8. Place into the hot solar oven.
  9. Bake uncovered for about an hour until the bars are set and golden brown. The bars should be pulling away from the sides of the pan.
  10. Remove from oven.
  11. Cool and add a sugar glaze if desired
  12. GLAZE TOPPING:
  13. Put 1 cup of powdered sugar into a small mixing bowl. Add 2 TBSP of milk or almond milk.
  14. Stir to mix. Add to top of bars.
Notes
The bars are already sweet so the glaze is optional.

These bars can be baked at 350F(177C) for 15 - 20 minutes in a regular kitchen oven.

Generally speaking, the time it takes to bake in a solar oven depends on how hot the oven gets. Ultimately, the cooking temperature depends on the type of oven being used, the weather, and how focused the oven is to the sun.
Recipe by Sunshine On My Shoulder Solar Cooking Guide at https://www.sunshineonmyshoulder.com/banana-oat-bars-solar-cooking-recipe/