Healthy Apple Oatmeal Bars
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 minutes mins
Cook Time20 minutes mins
Total Time30 minutes mins
Course: Breakfast, Snack
Cuisine: American
Servings: 8 bars
- 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
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.
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- 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!
Calories: 102.39kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.7g | Protein: 2.71g | Fat: 3.08g | Saturated Fat: 0.58g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.86g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1.33g | Sodium: 46.36mg | Potassium: 102.06mg | Fiber: 1.56g | Sugar: 6.79g | Vitamin A: 7.54IU | Vitamin C: 0.47mg | Calcium: 33.71mg | Iron: 0.66mg