Date Coconut Breakfast Bars
(Can be made the day before.
Let cool & refrigerate overnight.
Warm up in the morning.)
Put:
3 c sliced ripe bananas
(or 1 2/3 c mashed)
1 c pitted dates
1 t salt
1 c water
in a blender & blend for 20 sec
Pour in a bowl or mixer bowl.
Add to the bowl or mixer bowl:
(one of these whole grain flour options)
3 c wheat
OR
3 1/4 c rice, spelt or kamut
OR
3 1/2 c oat
2 c unsweetened shredded
coconut or flakes
1 c almond flour
1/2 c slivered or sliced almonds (optional)
& mix in a mixer or with a spatula.
Preheat oven at 350º
(bars need the oven preheated
to turn out well)
To keep the bars from sticking,
oil sides & bottom
of a 9x13 glass pan with:
1/2 t virgin coconut or olive oil
Sprinkle:
1/3 c unsweetened shredded
coconut or flakes
in the bottom of the pan.
Spoon the mixture into the pan.
Press mixture with a spatula or back of a large spoon making it thicker around the edges & thinner in the middle.
Top with:
1/4 - 1/2 c unsweetened shredded
coconut or flakes
& press into the mixture.
Bake uncovered at 350º for 25 min.
After baking the 25 min.,
make 3 - 5 slits in the bars, to keep it flat.
Then continue baking 15 min. more.
Loosen the bars from the pan by going around the pan with a sharp knife between the pan & the bars.
Cut into rectangles.
Serve
or cool down & refrigerate in an airtight container for up to 3 days
or freeze.
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