Healthy Apple Oatmeal Bars

4.91 from 21 votes

These healthy apple oatmeal bars are quick to whip up and are great to serve for breakfast or a snack! They are soft textured and perfect for little hands to hold!

Prep Time10

Cook Time20

Total Time30

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Servings: bars

Author: Lily Payen

Ingredients

½ cup rolled oats
½ cup oat flour
½ tsp ground cinnamon
½ tsp baking powder
⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
2 tbsp peanut butter
3 tbsp maple syrup
½ cup grated apples about 1 medium or half of 1 large apple

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
Combine the rolled oats, oat flour, cinnamon and baking powder in a bowl until combined.
In a separate bowl, whisk together the applesauce, peanut butter and maple syrup until smooth. Grate the apple using the largest hole of a box/cheese grater.
Pour the wet ingredients into the bowl with the dry ingredients along with the grated apples. Mix until combined.
Press this mixture into a parchment paper lined pan loaf pan. Use a spatula to flatten and evenly smooth out the top.
Bake for 20 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown.
Allow it to cool completely before slicing into bars.

Notes

- Use all-natural peanut butter with peanuts listed as the ingredient. I highly suggest drizzling the top of the bars with some peanut butter for added flavor.
- Use naturally sweet apples (like Honeycrisp or Fuji apples) for the best flavor and added sweetness to the bars.
- I used a 9 by 5 loaf pan for this recipe, but you may use an 8 by 8 brownie pan for a thinner bar. Alternatively, you can use these silicone mini bar molds.
- The combination of oats and oat flour help the bars bind together better. If you do not have oat flour, just blend rolled oats into a flour-like consistency!

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