A delicious combination of oats, almonds, dried fruit, and honey creates a quick and nutritious breakfast or snack.
| Prep Time: | 20 mins |
| Cook Time: | 20 mins |
| Additional Time: | 5 mins |
| Total Time: | 45 mins |
| Servings: | 12 |
| Yield: | 12 bars |
Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- ¾ cup brown sugar
- ¾ cup dried fruit
- ½ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup whole wheat flour
- ½ cup toasted wheat germ (Optional)
- ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ½ cup vegetable oil
- ½ cup honey
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-inch baking dish or jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
- Mix oats, walnuts, brown sugar, dried fruit, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
- Whisk oil, honey, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; stir into oats mixture until batter is just mixed. Spread batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack; cut into 12 bars while still warm using a pizza cutter.
- Any variety of dried fruit and nuts can be used. Substitute quinoa or another grain for the wheat germ if desired.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 376 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 52 g |
| Cholesterol | 16 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 6 g |
| Saturated Fat | 2 g |
| Sodium | 159 mg |
| Sugars | 26 g |
| Fat | 17 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
They are so yummy! I recommend not to put in any fruit in it, it is already sweet as is. I melted some chocolate chips and drizzled it on top of the breakfast bars, and put sliced strawberries on top. So hard to resist!!! These are delicious.