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Ingredients
- Prep time: 23 mins
- Cook time: 7 mins
- Total time: 30 mins
- Serves: 24
- 1 cup low-fat Greek or plain yogurt
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- ½ cup wheat germ (or all-purpose flour)
- ¾ cup whole wheat flour
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 3 cups whole oats
- 1½ cups mashed banana (roughly 3 bananas)
- 2 Tbsp cocoa powder
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