Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
These chewy oatmeal breakfast bars combine rolled oats, applesauce, walnuts, and dried cranberries in an easy pan-baked recipe.
Prep
: 10
Total
: 25 minutes
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- ½ cup granulated sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- 2 large eggs
- ½ cup almond milk
- ¼ cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¼ cup walnuts finely chopped
- ¼ cup dried cranberries
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350°F and line an 8-inch square pan with parchment paper, leaving an overhang.
Combine the rolled oats, sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
In a separate large bowl, whisk the eggs, almond milk, applesauce, and vanilla. Add the dry mixture to the wet mixture and let it stand for about 20 minutes.
Fold in the walnuts and dried cranberries, then spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.
Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the edges are golden brown. Cool on a rack for 5 minutes, then cut into 16 bars.