Banana Wake-Up Bars
These banana bars are soft and simple but delicious and made with yummy ingredients. They're always a big hit when I make them for my friends and bring them to school.
peanut butter
⅓
cup
brown sugar
⅓
cup
butter, soft
2 ½
tablespoons
egg
1
large
vanilla extract
½
teaspoon
ripe banana, mashed
1
rolled oats
⅔
cup
all-purpose flour
⅓
cup
wheat germ
2
tablespoons
baking soda
¼
teaspoon
 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan.
  Beat together peanut butter, brown sugar, and butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer until smooth and fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla until incorporated. Mix in mashed banana. Stir in oats, flour, wheat germ, and baking soda until batter is well combined. Spread batter in the prepared baking pan.
  Bake in the preheated oven until set and lightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.
