Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

"Great finger food for kids or adults, and especially suitable for anyone with food allergies since there is no wheat or milk in the recipe."
 
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Ready In:
40mins
Ingredients:
9
Serves:
12
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ingredients

  • 2 cups rolled oats, uncooked
  • 1 cup oat flour (can be made by pulverising rolled oats in a blender or food processor)
  • 1 1 cup chopped prunes or 1 cup other dried fruit
  • 1 cup apple juice or 1 cup orange juice (you could also use 1/4 cup molasses and 3/4 cup water)
  • 14 cup white sugar or 1/4 cup brown sugar
  • 12 teaspoon cinnamon
  • 12 teaspoon salt
  • 12 cup vegetable oil
  • 14 cup sesame seeds or 1/4 cup nuts, pieces
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directions

  • Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
  • Grease a 9 inch by 13 inch pan, or two 8 inch by 8 inch pans.
  • Combine all ingredients in bowl and mix well.
  • It should be moist enough to form a ball, without extra liquid.
  • Put mixture in prepared pans and spread evenly.
  • Bake for 30 minutes.
  • Remove from oven and cut into squares while still hot.
  • Wait until the bars cool before trying to remove them from the pan.
  • One tip: if the fruit is hard, soak it with a bit of water before starting to make this recipe because the fruit doesn't soften much in baking.

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Reviews

  1. Very good. I made the recipe with the ingredients and measurements as the author stated and did not change it (Ever notice how people here don't follow the recipes then leave comments saying the recipes suck? I hate that!). The bars tasted great and my 18 month old ate them up!
     
  2. I made these for my Baci over Thanksgiving. I adapted it to fit her diabetic needs: subbed sugar-free maple syrup for the molasses mixture, subbed unsweetened applesauce for the oil (to lower fat content), used Splenda (which is GOD lol), and I didn't have enough rolled oats to make all of the called oat flour, so I added some all-purpose to complete the full cup. I used various dried fruits: raisins, cranberries, papayas, and apricots. Baci raved! So did my little cousin! Alas, I did not try them, but I will speak for her by giving this recipe (and the fact that it's easily adaptable and easy to make in general) 5 stars! - they also smelled darn good even while just MIXING!
     
  3. I was looking for a healthy oatmeal bar recipe and found this. I love it, the results are amazing. I have tried making it 3 times and it is consistently good. I did alter the recipe slightly to accommodate my children's tastes. Thank you for this recipe, I will making these weekly.
     
  4. I'm really sorry to only leave a 3-star review, but this was a disaster. They did not hold together at all and I followed the recipe to a 't.' I guess I'll use it as topping or a granola type snack. Disappointing....
     
  5. I made these for my husband who does not eat breakfast! He loves them I use the full recipe and bake it in ONE 8 by 8 in pan. And start with 1/4 cup oil and only add more if needed. Also I use brown sugar as I prefer it with oatmeal. Finally I soak crasins in orange juice for bit before combining to soften them up. I get 8 large breakfast bars (about the size you would buy). I package them individually so they are a quick grab and go breakfast!
     
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Tweaks

  1. I added vanilla, flax seed and a dab of honey and used some dried cranberries with the raisins. I also used almond flour instead of oat flour.
     
  2. I add a cup of semi-sweet chocolate chips.
     
  3. I added a tsp of vanilla and instead of adding chopped nuts, I ground the nuts into a 'flour' and added to the mix to help with binding. I used freshly squeezed orange juice and also a few tsps of organic maple syrup to heighten the sweetness slightly. The end result is wonderful. Yes they do come out a bit crumbly but nobody seemed to mind, we ate the crumbs with a spoon!
     
  4. These were really good, not overly sweet like the boxed breakfast bars and best of all my 20 month son ate them up!<br/><br/>I have been looking for a good breakfast bar recipe, he has peanut, treenut and egg allergies and we need a bit more variety for b'fast!<br/><br/>I subbed 1/2 cup whole wheat flour and 1/2 cup oat bran for the oat flour, I also used unsweetened applesauce for the oil and used backstrap molasses and water in place of juice. The molasses adds a good amount of iron and potassium! I also increased the cinnamon to 1.5 tsp, added 1/2 tsp of cloves and 1/4 tsp of nutmeg.
     
  5. These are really good! I used applesauce instead of oil, whole wheat flower instead of oat flour (and subbed 1/4c of that for vanilla casein powder) also upped the cinnamon to 1 1/2t and omitted the salt and nuts. Thanks for sharing, this is a keeper!
     

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