Banana Bread Baked Oatmeal Bars - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 cup white sugar
3 cups old-fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups 2% milk
2 large eggs, beaten
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 over-ripe banana, mashed
2 teaspoons packed brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Preparation

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease an 8-inch square baking dish.
Beat applesauce and white sugar together in a bowl. Add oats, milk, eggs, baking powder, and salt to applesauce mixture; beat until evenly mixed. Stir banana into oat mixture. Pour batter into prepared baking dish.
Stir brown sugar and cinnamon together in a small bowl; sprinkle mixture over banana batter.
Bake in the preheated oven until firm, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool for 5 minutes before slicing into bars.