🌼 Honey’s Sourdough Breakfast Bars

A cozy, wholesome way to use your sourdough discard — and fill your home with the most heavenly scent.

There’s something so comforting about creating a recipe that turns “extra” into something extraordinary. That’s exactly what these breakfast bars do. They’re a beautiful way to use your sourdough discard instead of wasting it, and they come together with real, nourishing ingredients that make your whole kitchen smell like cinnamon, citrus, warmth, and home.

These bars are tender but sturdy, lightly sweet but not sugary, and they have that warm, nutty banana-bread energy… only with a little Honey twist. The sweet potato adds incredible moisture and nutrients, the chia and hemp bring fiber and staying power, and the lemon brightens everything with the softest, loveliest lift.

And when the second bake finishes? Goodness. Your house will smell like a cozy winter morning and a spring kitchen all at once — and your taste buds will do a happy little dance.

Here’s the full recipe so you can bake a batch for yourself, your family, or a friend who could use something sweet and nourishing. 💛

⭐Ingredients

• 1 cup sourdough discard

• 1 ripe banana, mashed

• 1 cooked sweet potato, peeled and mashed

• 2 tablespoons chia seeds

• 2 tablespoons hemp hearts

• 1 cup chopped pecans

• ¼ cup chopped almonds

• 1 teaspoon cinnamon

• 2–3 tablespoons honey (optional, based on the sweetness you prefer)

• 1 teaspoon vanilla

• ½ cup flour (all-purpose or bread flour — either works)

• 3 scoops Truvani plant-based protein powder (banana cinnamon or any favorite flavor)

• ½ teaspoon baking powder

• Pinch of salt

• Zest of one lemon

• Juice of one lemon

• Optional add-ins:

  
  

  • ½ cup fresh or freeze-dried blueberries

  • ¼ cup fresh or freeze-dried strawberries

🍞Instructions

1. Mix your wet base

In a bowl, combine:

• Sourdough discard

• Mashed banana

• Mashed sweet potato

• Honey (if using)

• Vanilla

• Chia seeds

• Hemp hearts

• Lemon juice

Let this sit for 10 minutes so the chia can bloom and thicken the mixture.

2. Add the dry ingredients

Stir in:

• Flour

• Protein powder

• Baking powder

• Cinnamon

• Salt

• Pecans + almonds

• Lemon zest

• Optional berries

Mix until the batter is thick — sturdier than pancake batter, but looser than cookie dough.

3. Pan & bake

Press the batter into a parchment-lined 18x13 baking sheet or baking dish.

Bake at 350°F for 25 minutes, until lightly golden and set in the center.

Cool completely before slicing — it firms up as it rests.

4. Second bake (the magic step!)

Just like biscotti:

• Slice into bars (I recommend 18 bars)

• Bake again at 325°F for 12 minutes

• Turn the oven off, crack the door open, and let the bars cool inside for 15 minutes

• Move to a rack and cool for an additional 1 hour

This second bake gives them that lightly crisp, bakery-style finish.

💛What These Bars Are Like

• Soft but sturdy

• Lightly sweet with a warm, nutty banana-bread feel

• A hint of citrus from the lemon

• Protein + fiber from chia, hemp, and nuts

• Blood-sugar friendlier than most baked goods

• A perfect morning coffee companion — or an afternoon pick-me-up

🥄How to Store Them

• Countertop: 2 days in an airtight container

• Refrigerator: up to 1 week

• Freezer: up to 3 months — freeze flat, then store in a freezer bag

They thaw beautifully and crisp up again with 2–3 minutes in the oven or toaster oven.

🍋 Nutrition Breakdown Per Bar (18 bars):

Calories ~130 kcal

Carbohydrates ~14 g

Protein ~6 g

Fat ~7 g

💛 Honey Note

Sometimes the simplest thing — stirring a bowl of real ingredients with our own two hands — becomes a quiet love letter to ourselves. When we cook with intention, we’re not just making food… we’re reminding our bodies and our hearts that they are worth the time, the effort, the care.

There’s something beautiful about choosing whole, nourishing ingredients over the quick, ultra-processed things the world tries to hand us. It’s slower, yes. But it’s sweeter too. And when we share it with the people we love — or simply make it for ourselves after a long day — it becomes a little act of devotion.

Real food.

Real love.

Real life.

We’re worth every bit of it. 🌿

💛With a sprinkle of sweetness,

✍️ Honey

P.S. Recipes, to me, are gentle invitations — little starting points that whisper, “make me your own.” So please, play with this one. Add a scoop of oats if you want more heartiness, or sprinkle in coconut flakes, cacao nibs, pumpkin seeds, golden raisins, shredded carrots, nutmeg, or even a touch of ginger when you’re feeling cozy. Let your instincts lead the way.