Everything Breakfast Bar

scotty's mom..'s Note:

It has some of every food group in the bar. Fruit, vegetable, dairy, whole grains, and protein. Sorta soft grab and go bar. I wanted something my son could grab on his way out to school.

• Total Time: 55 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 40 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 12

• 4 cups oatmeal
• 1 tablespoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon cinnamon
• 2 eggs , beaten
• 1 cup pumpkin
• 1 cup milk
• 1 tablespoon maple syrup
• 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute
• ½ cup brown sugar , packed
• 1 tablespoon vanilla
• 1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Preheat oven to 325°F.
2. In large bowl combine oatmeal, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
3. Mix in remaining ingredients.
4. Spread in greased 9x13 pan.
5. Bake for 40 minutes.
6. Enjoy!

Reviews

[Kerbare]

I changed the serving size to 4 in case these did not come out right .. Well next time I will make a full batch. I opmitted nuts but added dried cranberries and shredded coconut .. these were really good thanks!!

[PeaceMonger]

This is really good! Like another reviewer, I used a whole can of organic pumpkin in it (1.75 cups) and instead of spleda or regular brown sugar, I used 1 cup of demerara sugar. The demerara sometimes makes baked goods a little crunchy because it doesn't always disolve the same as conventional sugar, so I put the pumpkin, eggs, milk, maple syrup and vanilla in a 4 cup pyrex measuring cup, stirred in the demerara sugar, and then let is sit for about 15 minutes before mixing it in with the dry ingredients and raisins. I soaked the raisins in hot water for 15 minutes, also, before combining all the ingredients. These turned out very cake or muffin-like, and they might fall apart if someone tried to eat them on the run like a pop tart. I'm wondering if I let them sit a bit and then freeze them in individual servings if they might hold together a bit better than they do right out of the pan. These taste wonderful, though, and I'll definately be making them again!