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Breakfast Bars

Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Breakfast
Cuisine American
Servings 8
Calories 254 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 1 1/2 c quick cooking oats
  • 1/2 c raisins I used a combination of golden and brown
  • 1/2 c chopped nuts I used a combination of pistachios and walnuts (that's what I had on hand)
  • 1/2 c applesauce
  • 1/4 c almond milk
  • 1/4 c maple syrup
  • 1/4 c pumpkin seeds
  • 3 T liquid coconut oil
  • 1 T chia seeds soaked in the almond milk and maple syrup for about 10 minutes
  • 1 T flax seeds optional
  • 1 T + 1 tsp cacao nibs optional
  • 1/4 tsp Kosher salt optional
  • 2 tsp lemon juice optional

Instructions
 

  • Preheat the oven to 375 and prepare an 8 x 8 baking dish by lining it with parchment paper. (If you crumble the parchment paper before putting it in the dish, it holds its shape better. Secure it to the sides of the dish with office clips designed to hold thick document stacks together. Thank you, Martha Stewart, for that idea.)
  • If you are using the 1 T chia seeds, combine the 1/4 c maple syrup and 1/4 c almond milk and let the chia seeds soak while you measure the rest of the ingredients. (Let them soak about 10 minutes.)
  • Combine everything in a bowl then press the mixture into the prepared 8 x 8 baking dish.
  • Bake at 375 for 35 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting. Store in the refrigerator. It sticks together in bars the longer it rests in the refrigerator.

Notes

This smells really good while it's cooking. I wish I had added cinnamon and/or nutmeg to it. Shredded coconut would be good, too. And, I think the amount of cocoa nibs could be increased substantially.