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Breakfast Bars

Soft, chewy, and perfectly sweet, these breakfast bars with cranberries and walnuts make a flavorful on-the-go snack.
Prep Time20 minutes
Cook Time25 minutes
Total Time45 minutes
Course: Breakfast, Main Course, Snack
Cuisine: American
Diet: Vegetarian
Servings: 16
Author: Melissa Griffiths

Ingredients

  • 2 large eggs
  • ½ cup whole milk
  • ¼ cup applesauce
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 tablespoon honey
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • ½ cup white granulated sugar
  • ½ tablespoon ground cinnamon
  • ¾ cup chopped walnuts
  • ¾ cup dried cranberries
  • 2 ½ cups old fashioned oats

Instructions

  • Preheat your oven to 350°F and coat an 8x8 inch glass baking dish with butter or nonstick cooking spray.
  • Whisk together the eggs, milk, apple sauce, vanilla, and honey in a large mixing bowl until eggs are thoroughly beaten and the mixture is homogeneous.
  • Add the baking powder, sugar, cinnamon, walnuts, cranberries, and oats to the mixing bowl. Fold the ingredients together until the wet and dry ingredients are fully combined.
  • Transfer the oat mixture to the prepared dish and bake for 25 minutes.
  • Allow the dish to come to room temperature before slicing into bars.
  • Serve and enjoy!

Notes

  • In addition to cranberries you can also use raisins.
  • Old fashioned oats give these breakfast bars a little more texture, but you can use quick oats as well.
  • Allowing your breakfast bars to fully cook makes them much easier to slice and allows the flavors in the bars time to settle.
  • You can replace the walnuts with any other kind of nut. We like to switch things up by using almonds or pecans.
  • For some extra flavor your can replace the apple sauce with peanut butter or add 3/4 cup of chocolate chips to the oat mixture.
  • Store your bars in a container or Ziploc bag on the counter for up to a week, in the fridge for 2 weeks, or in the freezer for 3 months.
  • You can enjoy these bars straight from the fridge or heat them up in the microwave for 15-20 seconds. You will want to let frozen breakfast bars thaw in the fridge before you serve or reheat them.

Nutrition

Calories: 145kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.002g | Cholesterol: 21mg | Sodium: 39mg | Potassium: 97mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Vitamin A: 45IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 42mg | Iron: 1mg

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