Healthy Breakfast Bars -- My Way!

Name: Healthy Breakfast Bars -- My Way!
Prep time: 1 h
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 2 13 x 9 inch pans, 50 serving(s)
Ingredients: 8 cups old fashioned oats; 2 tablespoons baking powder; 2 teaspoons salt; 2 tablespoons cinnamon; 1 cup raisins, do not drain (soaked till plump at least 30 minutes ~ SEE Scotch whiskey, or juice in WET INGREDIENTS below!); 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips; 1 1/2 cups finely chopped walnuts (TOASTED dry in an iron skillet); 4 eggs, beaten; 1 (15 ounce) can pumpkin (not pie filling); 2 cups milk; 3 cups brown sugar (NOT hard-packed); 2 tablespoons vanilla; 1/2 cup scotch whiskey (substitute bourbon, or apple juice ~ FOR SOAKING RAISINS, ABOVE)

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Recipe by KerfuffleUponWincle

A moist (adult) breakfast bar chocked full of fruit, chocolate chips, and nuts -- Inspired by Recipe #136075 -- If you don't like raisins, feel free to try them with dried cranberries, dried cherries, dried apricots, chopped dates and/or coconut instead! Makes two 13 x 9 Pyrex pans baked at 325F degrees for 30 minutes -- makes 50 squares total . Wrapped individually, bars stay fresh for two weeks -- or freeze them for a Once A Month Cooking (OAMC) adventure! NOTE: For more kid-friendly bars, use apple juice instead of Scotch Whiskey! :)

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READY IN: 1hr 30mins

SERVES: 50

YIELD: 2 13 x 9 inch pans

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Dry Ingredients
8

cups old fashioned oats
2

tablespoons baking powder
2

teaspoons salt
2

tablespoons cinnamon
1

cup raisins, do not drain (soaked till plump at least 30 minutes ~ SEE Scotch whiskey, or juice in WET INGREDIENTS below!)
1

cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 ¹⁄₂

cups finely chopped walnuts (TOASTED dry in an iron skillet)
Wet Ingredients
4

eggs, beaten
1

(15 ounce) can pumpkin (not pie filling)
2

cups milk
3

cups brown sugar (NOT hard-packed)
2

tablespoons vanilla
¹⁄₂

cup scotch whiskey (substitute bourbon, or apple juice ~ FOR SOAKING RAISINS, ABOVE)

DIRECTIONS

Grease two 9" x 13" Pyrex pans.
Preheat oven to 325°F.
Combine scotch whiskey (or apple juice), vanilla, and RAISINS, in a microwave bowl ~ microwave for 1 minute and soak till plump (about 30 minutes) ~ do not drain!
Combine dry ingredients (except raisins) in large bowl, stirring well.
Combine remaining wet ingredients in a large bowl, or an 8 cup measure. Whisk thoroughly for a uniform, lump-free mixture.
Pour wet ingredients, including undrained raisins, into dry ingredients. Stir well.
Pour into greased pans and bake for 30 minutes at 325 degrees. (Bake pans one at a time, or together side by side on the same rack ~ rotate pans after 20 minutes.).
Cool completely and cut each pan into 25 squares ~ I cut mine with a pizza cutter! Wrap individually in plastic wrap ~ bars stay fresh and moist for two weeks! Freeze after wrapping individually, if desired, for a once a month cooking (OAMC) breakfast adventure!
NOTE: Dried cranberries, cherries, apricots, dates, and/or coconut (or a combination) can be substituted for the raisins to make a different bar.

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