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Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Oatmeal Bars

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Mix your veggies and chocolate with this healthy Chocolate Chip Zucchini Bread Oatmeal Bars recipe! They’re super moist and nutritious but taste like a decadent piece of summer. Plus it’s a whole serving of vegetables!

Ingredients

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  • 1/2 cup oat flour (or ground up rolled oats, gluten-free if necessary)
  • 1/2 cup brown rice flour (buckwheat flour works too)
  • 1 1/2 cups rolled oats (gluten free, if necessary)
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/3 cup coconut sugar (brown sugar will work too)
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large banana, ripe and mashed
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/4 cup of almond milk (or other non-dairy milk)
  • 3 tablespoons coconut oil, melted
  • 1 large zucchini
  • 1/4 cup of dark chocolate chips (I like Enjoy Life brand)

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  2. Grease a 9 x 9 inch baking pan with coconut oil.
  3. In a large bowl combine oat flour, brown rice flour, rolled oats, baking powder and coconut sugar.
  4. In a separate bowl combine egg, banana, applesauce, almond milk and coconut oil.
  5. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir to combine.
  6. Grate your zucchini and place in a dish towel or several layers of paper towel to squeeze out excess water.
  7. Stir in zucchini and chocolate chips into batter.
  8. Add batter to pan and place in oven to bake for 20-25 minutes (may need several minutes longer depending on elevation).
  9. Remove from oven and let cool for 20 minutes before cutting into bars.
  10. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days.