Banana Wake-Up Bars

Ingredients

• 0.33 cups peanut butter
• 0.33 cups brown sugar
• 2.5 tablespoons butter , soft
• 1 large egg
• 0.5 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 ripe banana , mashed
• 0.67 cups rolled oats
• 0.33 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons wheat germ
• 0.25 teaspoons baking soda

Instructions

1. 1

   Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.

2. 2

   Beat together peanut butter, brown sugar, and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until incorporated. Mix in mashed banana. Stir in oats, flour, wheat germ, and baking soda until batter is well combined. Spread batter in the prepared baking pan.

3. 3

   Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.