The most easy and simple banana tray bake, great for using up your ripe bananas and a perfect breakfast or brunch snack. The coconut adds a unique flavour and subtle texture too!

Ingredients:

• 2 ripe bananas- mashed 

• 1 free range egg

• 2 tbsp golden syrup

• 1 tbsp runny honey

• 1 tsp vanilla extract

• 50g desiccated coconut

• 150g rolled oats

• 50g soft dried apricots- chopped

• 125g unsalted butter- melted

• 65g soft brown sugar

• 90g self raising flour

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 180°C/fan 160°C

2. Grease and line a 20cm square tin with baking paper

3. Mix the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl- oats, flour, sugar, coconut, apricots

4. Gradually stir in the wet ingredients- banana, golden syrup, honey, melted butter, egg and vanilla

5. Pour the mixture into the baking tray and smooth out the top

6. Bake for 20-25 mins until just starting to turn golden brown

7. Leave to cool in the tray for 5 mins and then cut into squares and cool on a rack