An early Monday morning, only 8:30 twenty-eight minutes ago (really, it's almost nine). Oven preheating for yet another Mel's Kitchen Cafe masterful creation...all tried-and-true, baby! Today I'm out of sugar, yet armed with 3 ripe bananas, and three more preparing for tomorrow's banana bars with whipped cream cheese frosting.
And so, Healthy Banana Oat Bars it is.
Can you believe a bar exists made entirely of whole grain flour, rolled oats, a cup-and-a-half of rice crispies, and bananas? Bonded together with only yogurt, honey, and peanut butter. Of course you add nutmeg, cinnamon, vanilla, and chocolate chips. And those, my pal, are today's predestined afterschool snack.
Makes me think fondly of all I accomplished this past weekend. Besides the sheetrock going up, texturing of the cabin's bathroom that happened, plus all the fruit and vegetables I cut up. No exaggeration, there were strawberries, cantaloupe, pineapple, and watermelon to feed us all...plus old standbys carrot sticks, celery, orange and green pepper spears, broccoli, oh, and cherry tomatoes.
On a great health kick lately, studded with kale/or spinach smoothies...include apple and cucumber, plus a handful or so of mixed berries. So I wasn't surprised when I whipped up both Sugar Cookie Bars AND Pumpkin Bars with Cream Cheese Frosting, because they were both so delish, an essential accoutrement while at the cabin.
Plus, all my hard work, I deserved it.
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