Breakfast with The C-Man

Recently C has been refusing to eat his oatmeal for breakfast.  It ends up on his tray, on the floor, on my lap, in his hair, but not in his mouth.  This leaves me with very few options for what to feed him for breakfast because he can't have eggs or store-bought waffles, breakfast bars, etc. Since oatmeal is rather sticky and I don't like wearing it on my clothes, I started to work on a few breakfast options for him. Here's one that's similar to a chocolate chip oatmeal bar. You can substitute the chocolate chips for raisins or add nuts if you can eat them. To make your own oat flour, just grind 1 cup oats in a food processor.

Happy C-Man, happy Mommy!

Banana-Oatmeal-Chocolate Chip Breakfast Bars

1 cup oat flour

3/4 cup rolled oats

1/2 t. baking powder

1/4 baking soda

1/2 t. salt

1/2 cup raw sugar

1/3 cup melted coconut oil

1/3 cup milk

1/2 t. vanilla extract

1/2 ripe banana, cut into small pieces

1/4 cup semisweet allergy-friendly chocolate chips (such as Enjoy Life)

Preheat oven to 350. Combine the first 6 ingredients (through sugar) in a bowl. 

Whisk together oil, milk and vanilla in a separate bowl. 

Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients and stir to combine. Fold in banana and chocolate chips.

Grease an 8x8 inch glass baking dish and spread batter into pan. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or until golden brown.