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Back to School Banana Oat Walnut Loaf In A Jar

Aug 21

Kid-friendly and free from refined sugars, your little ones will be begging for these in their lunch! You can even make it nut and gluten-free. Portable, and single-serve, back to school snacks have never been so easy!

Hi friends! Megan here from Straight From the Jar. I’m back this month just in time for back to school with a super kid-friendly and most importantly, healthy recipe for Banana Oat Walnut Loaf In A Jar!

Banana Oat Walnut Loaf in a Jar- perfect grab and go snack!

Even after 5 years of being out of school, those three words together for some reason still feel like they mean something. Is it weird if I want to say they make me cringe and excited at the same time? I used to absolutely LOVE going back to school shopping. New clothes, new shoes AND new school supplies? C’mon. It was seriously Christmas.

It stopped being fun for me in University when the meaning of back to school shopping changed from “new wardrobe” to “new 100 pound stack of textbooks” that basically cost me my soul every year.

Banana Oat Walnut Loaf in a Jar- perfect grab and go snack!

Anyone that has ever legitimately used their textbooks in College or University please raise your hand.

That’s what I thought.

It’s safe to say that I prefer to reminisce back to elementary school when recess and lunch break were the only two things that truly mattered. I can tell you that if I had this Banana Oat Walnut Loaf In A Jar waiting for me in my lunchbox everyday, lunch would have been pretty exciting.

Banana Oat Walnut Loaf in a Jar- perfect grab and go snack!

 

This delicious and nutritious snack is totally kid-friendly and can be made nut free by omitting the walnuts and gluten-free if using gluten-free oats. Sweetened with maple syrup and bananas, it’s also free from any refined-sugar!

Although you can bake these in any way you like, what I love most about baking them in mason jars is the fact that they’re an easy single serve and portable snack. They’re absolutely perfect for throwing in your child’s lunchbox, and they can eat it straight from the jar!

They will also be a top contender during lunchtime snack trading. Just sayin’.

Banana Oat Walnut Loaf in a Jar- perfect grab and go snack!

Please let me know if you decide to try this recipe of Banana Oat Walnut Loaf In A Jar! You can connect with me on Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, or by e-mail at [email protected] :-)

Back to School Banana Oat Walnut Loaf In A Jar
Makes 4 8-oz mason jars or 8 4-oz mason jars

Ingredients

  • 1 1/4 cup of rolled oats (gluten-free if desired)
  • 1/2 cup of oat flour (gluten-free if desired)
  • 1 tablespoon of chia seeds
  • 1 teaspoon of baking powder
  • Pinch of salt
  • Optional – 2 tablespoons of crushed walnuts
  • 2 small over ripe bananas
  • 1/2 cup of almond milk
  • 1/3 cup of maple syrup
  • 1/4 cup of unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1 egg

Instructions  

Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
In a medium bowl, combine your oats, oat flour, chia seeds, baking powder and salt. Set aside
In a separate bowl, mash your bananas with the almond milk. A few banana chunks are okay!
Add in the maple syrup, apple sauce and egg. Mix well.
Pour the wet ingredients over the dry ingredients and combine until a batter is formed. It may seem a bit runny but it’s okay.
Spray your mason jar with a non-stick cooking spray. I use coconut oil.
Divide your batter between the mason jars. Leave about half an inch from the rim to allow for the loaf to rise when baking. This is so you can put the lid on afterwards!
Place your mason jars on a baking sheet and insert the baking sheet in the middle rack of your preheated oven.
Bake for 25-30 minutes until toothpick comes out clean. The loafs may seem underdone in the middle, but they will firm up when cool. It allows for them to be extra moist!
Let the mason jars cool completely before placing a lid on them and storing in the fridge. Note that the mason jars will be extremely hot.

These will store in the fridge for up to a week! But they’re best if consumed within 2 to 3 days.

Note: You can also bake these into muffins or bars! The baking time should be about the same, but just keep an eye on them at the end!

Category: RecipeTag: Back to School, Breakfast, Contributor, Food, Kids, Party Food, Recipe, Sweets
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Comments

  1. Chrissa - Physical Kitchness

    Aug 24 at 9:23 am

    Will you marry me? Ok sorry if that’s weird but I’m in love with this post. Gluten free, dairy free, refined-sugar free and ADORABLE. PINNING! This is amazing.

    Reply
    • Megan Band

      Aug 25 at 9:21 am

      LOL I’ll run it by my boyfriend! Thanks so much Chrissa! Hope you love them. xo

      Reply
  2. Lisa @ Fun Money Mom

    Aug 26 at 9:34 pm

    Not only delicious but healthy too…the perfect recipe! I’m definitely going to try this sometime soon!
    Thanks so much for linking up with Share The Wealth Sunday!
    xoxo
    Lisa

    Reply
    • Megan Band

      Aug 31 at 11:24 am

      Thanks Lisa! Hope you love them!

      Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:16 am

      Perfect indeed! Thanks for stopping by Lisa :)

      Reply
  3. Maria @ Pastels & Macarons

    Aug 29 at 5:02 am

    This looks beyond yummy! Just pinned to my recipes board because it’s too adorable not to. Kit try this baking in a jar business real soon!

    Reply
    • Megan Band

      Aug 31 at 11:24 am

      Thanks Maria! Makes things super portable and fun! :-)

      Reply
  4. Anna @ Sunny Side Ups

    Aug 29 at 9:33 am

    Ack I’m still trying to recover from the pain of buying college textbooks! But I’m sure a few of these incredible banana loafs would help do the trick!! :) An absolute MUST-MAKE!! Pinned!

    Reply
    • Megan Band

      Aug 31 at 11:24 am

      Ugh, same here! Textbooks were the worst. Thankfully this loaf should help ;-) Thanks so much!

      Reply
  5. Lou Lou Girls

    Aug 30 at 11:39 am

    Loving this and I’m drooling! You are so talented. Thanks for sharing this at our party. Pinned and tweeted. I hope to see you on Monday at 7 pm, so we get to party with you again! Lou Lou Girls

    Reply
    • Megan Band

      Aug 31 at 11:23 am

      Thanks :-)

      Reply
  6. Ashley Mullen

    Sep 01 at 6:21 pm

    OMG I have to try these! They look and sound amazing! Thank you for linking up to last week’s Tasty Tuesday link up. I have pinned your yummy recipe to the Creative K Tasty Tuesday Pinterest board. I hope that you’ll stop by this week to link up again!

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 02 at 11:40 am

      You definitely should! And let us know how you like them :)

      Reply
  7. kimberly

    Sep 01 at 6:46 pm

    This looks delicious!!!! Featuring you on Natural Beach Living this week. Thanks for Linking up.

    Reply
    • Colleen Pastoor

      Sep 19 at 1:28 pm

      Thanks so much Kimberly! Appreciate the feature :)

      Reply

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