Best Oatmeal Fruit Nut Bars From Sara Snow Recipes
CHEWY FRUIT & OATMEAL BARS
I've been looking for recipes to use up my copious quanities of oats in my cupboard and came across this one on the Quaker site. It's very good, easy to make, and very portable!
Provided by Mirj2338
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 37m
Yield 16 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat oven to 350°F degrees.
- In large bowl, combine sugars, yogurt, egg whites, oil, milk, and vanilla; mix well.
- In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
- Add to yogurt mixture; mix well.
- Stir in oats and fruit.
- Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
- Bake 28-32 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Cool completely on wire rack.
- Cut into bars.
- Store tightly covered.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 245, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 0.3, Sodium 94.5, Carbohydrate 45.9, Fiber 3.5, Sugar 17.2, Protein 7
FRUIT-FILLED OATMEAL BARS
Hearty, yummy, and even fairly healthy (if you want it to be!). These are not like granola bars but more like a brownie with a nice crust. Originally taken from BH&G "New Cook Book", 1989--now that I live overseas, I love these older cookbooks because so many of the recipes are still "from scratch" and don't use convenience products that are too expensive or haven't come here yet. Thanks to my Grams for sending it to me when I moved! :)
Provided by WhoKnew
Categories Bar Cookie
Time 1h
Yield 25 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda.
- Cut in margarine/butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
- Reserve 1/2 cup of the flour mixture.
- Press remaining flour mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x9x2 baking pan.
- Spread with desired filling.
- Sprinkle with reserved flour mixture.
- Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden.
- Cool in pan on wire rack.
- Cut into bars.
- FILLING OPTIONS:.
- ***Following cookbook's 'shortcut' suggestion of substituting 10 oz jar of preserves in place of homemade filling, I used a store-bought, very dense, low-moisture apple butter (like a thick jam). I have also tried it with blueberry preserves but the preserves were too moist--it made the bars sticky not good.***.
- RAISIN FILLING:.
- In medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Add 1 cup raisins. Cook & stir until thickened & bubbly.
- APPLE-CINNAMON FILLING:.
- Peel/core/chop 2 medium apples. In medium saucepan, combine apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and a dash of ground cloves. Bring apple mixture to a boil; reduce heat & simmer 8-10 minutes or until apples are very tender.
- APRICOT-COCONUT FILLING:.
- In medium saucepan, combine 1 cup diced dried apricots and 3/4 cup water. Bring apricot mixture to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour. Stir into apricot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute more or until mixture is very thick. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 117, Fat 3.9, SaturatedFat 0.8, Sodium 60.7, Carbohydrate 19.7, Fiber 0.6, Sugar 11.3, Protein 1
DRIED-FRUIT-AND-NUT HEALTH BARS
These nutrient-dense oat bars are packed with dried fruit, cherries, blueberries, and papaya, as well as nuts, and flaxseed. And there's no refined sugar, they're sweetened with pureed dates and honey -- and just right for a snack or breakfast on the go.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Yield Makes 16
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Place dates in a small saucepan, cover with cold water, and bring to a simmer. Drain reserving cooking water. Puree dates in a food processor with honey and 1/4 cup reserved cooking water until smooth.
- Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray and line with parchment paper leaving a 2-inch overhang on all sides. Mix oats or quinoa flakes, nuts, papaya, cherries, blueberries, bran, flaxseed, wheat germ, salt, and cinnamon in a large bowl. Mix in date puree. The mixture should be moist enough to hold together. If necessary, add up to 1/2 cup more cooking water. Press mixture into pan.
- Bake until center is firm and edges are golden, about 20 to 25 minutes. Let cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 16 bars.
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