Vegan Coconut-Oat Bars

Ingredients

• 2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
• 3 large bananas, mashed (optional)
• 1/2 cup shredded coconut
• 1/4 cup chopped pitted dates
• 1/4 cup chopped walnuts
• 3 tablespoons honey, or more to taste
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
• 1 pinch ground nutmeg, or to taste
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Mix oats, bananas, coconut, dates, walnuts, honey, vanilla extract, nutmeg, and salt together in a bowl by hand; press into a 9-inch square baking dish.

Bake in preheated oven until browned on top, about 30 minutes.

Cool in baking dish on a wire rack until completely cooled before cutting into bars.