Running Recipes - Nutty Banana Energy Bar

The perfect snack! Olivia Keenan, Sports Nutritionist & member of our Irish Life Dublin Marathon Runners’ Support Squad shares a Nutty Banana Energy Bar recipe for you to enjoy.

These bars are a super quick way to fuel before training or to re-fuel post your long run. They are energy lifting and a perfect snack to carry around if on the go. They are high in energy and are a great source of potassium and magnesium which help support muscle function when taking on long distance running.

 INGREDIENTS

• 120g of jumbo oats
• 55g of almonds flaked
• 10g of pumpkin seeds
• 10g of sesame seeds
• 5g of chia seeds
• 120g of  pitted dates
• 20g of banana chips
• 35g of raisins
• 40g of honey
• 30g of crunchy peanut butter

Serves: 13

Prep Time: 5mins

Method

• Mix all of these ingredients together (oats, almonds, dates, banana chips, raisins) in a bowl. 
• Gently melt the honey and peanut butter in a saucepan.
• When melted, pour honey and peanut butter into oats and seed mixture in the bowl.
• Stir well, so that all of the ingredients are coated with honey and peanut butter.
• Tip the mixture into a lined 20cm/8in tray with baking paper and press ingredients firmly.
• Put the tray into the freezer for 20-25 minutes and allow to firm up.
• Remove from freezer and cut into squares.
• Place in an air tight container to keep fresh and ready to eat.