Banana Break Bars

1/3 cup quinoa, rinsed perfectly
1/2 cup water
2 cups effortless rolled oats (use gf oats for gluten cost-free)
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 tsp fine sea salt
1-1/2 cups amazingly ripe mashed bananas
1 heavy egg, crushed
1/4 cup uncooked honey (or normal maple syrup)
1 tbsp virgin coconut oil
2 tsp vanilla extract
1/2 cup dried cherries (or craisins)
1/3 cup chopped toasted walnuts or pecans
1/4 cup mini semi-sweet chocolate chips

Recommendations:

Line a 9 x 13 baking pan with 2 ingredients of foil or parchment paper, criss-crossing more than as a result they fold over the pan; spray with non-adhere cooking spray.
Preheat the oven to 325°F.
Mix the quinoa and water in a lower saucepan and convey to a boil over medium-large warm. Avoid warm to lower, cover and simmer 10 to 12 minutes or until liquid is hardly absorbed. Remove against heat. Protect and enable stand for 5 to 6 minutes, remove lid and fluff with a fork. Shift to a medium bowl and allow it awesome carefully.
Add with each other the oats, cinnamon, baking soda, and salt in a huge bowl.
Add mashed bananas, egg, honey, oil and vanilla to the cooked bowl of quinoa and stir right up until basically combined. add the banana mix to the oats blend and stir until particularly put together. Combine within dried cherries, walnuts and chocolate chips.

Spread the batter flippantly around the composed pan.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, or till the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the heart arrives out fresh. Move to a twine rack and amazing comprehensively. For least complicated good results, refrigerate 20 minutes ahead of reducing.
Making use of the liner, carry the mixture versus the pan and go to a slicing board. Slice into 16 bars and refrigerate or freeze to retail store.