Banana and chocolate chip bars

Banana and chocolate chip bars

A really healthy snack. The banana in the middle could be replaces with ready-to-eat dried apricots.This recipe makes 12 bars.

Ingredients :

75g (3oz) wholemeal self raising flour

75g (3oz)porridge oats

75g (3oz)demerara sugar

100g (4oz)butter

1 ripe banana, sliced.

25g (1oz) chocolate chips

• Pre-heat the oven to 180°C/ Fan 160°C/Gas 4. Lightly grease a shallow 18cm (7in)square cake tin.
• Mix together the flour, oats and sugar in a large bowl. Rub in the butter with your fingertips until the mixture resembles breadcrumbs . Spread half the mixture over the base of the tin and arrange the sliced banana on top. Sprinkle over the remaining crumb mixture and press down well. Top with the chocolate chips.
• Bake in the pre-heated oven  for  about 25 minutes or until golden brown. Leave in the tin until cold and then cut into bars to serve.