Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 3 cups old-fashioned oats
• 1 1/4 cups 2 milk
• 2 large eggs, beaten
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 over-ripe banana, mashed
• 2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.

Beat applesauce and white sugar together in a bowl. Add oats, milk, eggs, baking powder, and salt to applesauce mixture; beat until evenly mixed. Stir banana into oat mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.

Stir brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over banana batter.

Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing into bars.