Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

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This healthy oatmeal bars recipe features rolled oats, chewy dried fruit, and a decadent chocolate drizzle. My girls love oatmeal breakfast bars anytime of day because they make the perfect quick and healthy snack (like healthy rice krispie treats) with no mystery additives, corn syrup, or gluten… and they’re so easy to prepare!

If you need a low carb version, make my keto granola bars instead.

Ingredients & Substitutions

This section explains how to choose the best ingredients for baked oatmeal bars, what each one does in the recipe, and substitution options. For measurements, see the recipe card below.

• Rolled Oats – Oatmeal bar recipes work best with rolled oats rather than whole or quick oats. If you are sensitive to gluten, get gluten-free oats.
• Almond Flour – I use Wholesome Yum Almond Flour because of its ultra-fine texture. If you need to avoid nuts, sunflower seed flour should work as well.
• Sea Salt – Balances the sweet flavor.
• Raisins – Add natural sweetness and chewy texture to breakfast oatmeal bars. You can use any variety of dried fruit as long as large pieces get chopped finely.
• Dried Cranberries – I make my own sugar-free dried cranberries, but store-bought ones will work as well.
• Almonds – For extra crunch! Swap with your favorite nuts or seeds if you prefer (use seeds for a nut-free option).
• Honey – I’ve made these with both regular honey and sugar-free honey at different times, and both work great. Pure maple syrup should also work (for a vegan option), but I have not tested it to confirm.
• Brown Sugar Or Sweetener – I use Besti Brown Monk Fruit Allulose Blend for the same flavor and moisture of brown sugar, without the sugar! However, you can also use a conventional brown sugar or coconut sugar.
• Unsalted Butter – I prefer grass-fed butter, but any kind will do. Coconut oil and ghee can also work for dairy-free baked oatmeal bars.
• Chocolate Chips – This sugar-free variety variety tastes great and is all natural, but use any kind you like. I melt them and drizzle on top of the bars, but you can also make oatmeal chocolate chip bars by folding them into the mixture instead.

VARIATION: Optional add-ins!

Add a teaspoon of vanilla extract or cinnamon if you enjoy those flavors.

How To Make Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

This section shows how to make oatmeal bars healthy, with step-by-step photos and details about the technique, to help you visualize it. For full instructions, including amounts and temperatures, see the recipe card below.

1. Prep. Line a square baking dish with parchment paper and grease well.
2. Stir dry ingredients. In a large mixing bowl, stir together the oats, almond flour, salt, raisins, cranberries, and almonds.
3. Heat wet ingredients. Heat butter, Besti Brown, and honey in a saucepan over low heat, until melted.

3. Combine. Pour the butter honey mixture into the dry ingredients and stir well.
4. Press. Transfer mixture into the prepared pan and press down with the back of the spatula.

5. Bake. Place in the preheated oven and bake until the edges are golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
6. Cool. Transfer baked oatmeal bars from the pan by lifting from the parchment paper edges to a wire rack to cool completely.
7. Drizzle with chocolate. Place chocolate chips in a microwave safe bowl and melt in 30 second intervals. Use a spoon to drizzle melted chocolate over the baked oatmeal bars. Let the chocolate cool to fully set.
8. Slice. Once the chocolate is set, cut into bars or squares.

Storage Instructions

• Store: Keep oatmeal raisin bars in an airtight container at room temperature or in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.
• Freeze: Wrap cooled bars in plastic wrap and store them in the freezer up to 3 months.

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Oatmeal Breakfast Bars (Healthy & Easy!)

This healthy oatmeal bars recipe is loaded with chewy raisins, oats, and chocolate! Make oatmeal breakfast bars for snacking all week long.

Prep: 15 minutes

Cook: 20 minutes

Cooling Time 15 minutes

Total: 50 minutes

Author: Maya Krampf from WholesomeYum.com

Servings: 8 (adjust to scale recipe)

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Ingredients

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• 1 3/4 cups Rolled oats ▢
• 2 tbsp Wholesome Yum Blanched Almond Flour (or ground sunflower seeds for nut-free) ▢
• 1/4 tsp Sea salt ▢
• 1/4 cup Raisins ▢
• 1/4 cup Dried cranberries (I used sugar-free dried cranberries) ▢
• 3 tbsp Almonds (roughly chopped; or sunflower seeds for nut-free) ▢
• 3 tbsp Honey (I used sugar-free honey substitute, but regular works) ▢
• 1/4 cup Besti Brown Monk Fruit Allulose Blend (or regular brown sugar works) ▢
• 2/3 cup Butter (or coconut oil for dairy-free option) ▢
• 1/3 cup Sugar-free dark chocolate chips (or any kind you like) ▢

Instructions

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1. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper and grease well. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (177 degrees C).

2. In a large bowl, stir together the oats, almond flour, salt, raisins, cranberries, and almonds.

3. Add the butter, Besti Brown, and honey to a saucepan and stir over a low heat until just melted.

4. Pour the butter mixture over the dry ingredients and stir together until well combined.

5. Transfer the mixture to your prepared baking pan, pushing it with the back of a spoon or spatula to compact it down into an even layer. (However, avoid packing too tightly which will make the bars too hard.)

6. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until going golden around the edges.

7. Leave in the pan for about 10 minutes, then lift using the edges of the parchment paper and transfer to a wire rack to cool.

8. Melt the chocolate chips in the microwave in 30 second bursts.

9. Drizzle the melted chocolate over the top of the breakfast bar slab. Cool completely until the chocolate is set.

10. Slice into bars or squares.

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Recipe Notes

Serving size: 1 oatmeal bar

Nutrition info uses sugar-free honey substitute, Besti Brown sweetener, and sugar-free dried cranberries. You can use regular honey, brown sugar, and dried cranberries if you like — the calories will be a little higher and sugar would be notably higher.

Nutrition Facts

Amount per serving. Serving size in recipe notes above.

Calories 288

Fat 22.2g

Protein 3.8g

Total Carbs 20.3g

Net Carbs 14.5g

Fiber 5.8g

Sugar 0.7g

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Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: American

Keywords: breakfast bars, healthy oatmeal bars, oatmeal bars, oatmeal bars recipe, oatmeal breakfast bars

Calories: 288 kcal

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