Chewy Oatmeal Bars

Chewy Oatmeal Bars Jane Day
Jane Day is co-author with Dr. John Day of "The Longevity Plan," documenting their journey to China's Longevity Village. "Preparing food for guests has always been a stressful thing - feeling inadequate and fearing that the dishes wouldn't turn out. Posting recipes has been an exercise in the ultimate confrontation of this fear. Gratefully, the joy in figuring out how to make favorite dishes with healthier ingredients now exceeds the fear and I take courage in the idea that maybe I can help someone else do the same."

These chewy oatmeal bars make a yummy breakfast or a healthy snack–great for after school or on the go.  They can be made with or without sweeteners.  The bars are delicious plain, or can be adapted by adding any number of your favorite ingredients such as coconut, mashed ripe banana, almonds, pecans or walnuts (we love sprinkling the nuts on top to toast as the bars bake), peanut butter or almond butter, seeds, chopped dried fruit, dark chocolate chips, or anything else you’d like!

BASIC RECIPE (we use organic ingredients, when possible)

3 cups thick rolled oats

2 tsp. baking powder

1/2-1 tsp. salt

1 tsp. cinnamon (or more)

1 tbl. flax or chia seeds (or more)

1/2 c unsweetened applesauce

1 cup milk (we like almond or cow milk)

2 eggs beaten

1-2 tbl honey or agave or stevia to taste (if desired)

OPTIONAL ADD-INS:

Coconut

Mashed ripe banana

Pumpkin purée

Pumpkin spice or other spices

Almonds, pecans or walnuts (we love sprinkling nuts on top)

Seeds

Peanut butter or almond butter

Chopped dried fruit

Dark chocolate chips

DIRECTIONS:

Mix all ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon and pour into a greased 9×9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

Chewy Oatmeal Bars

These chewy oatmeal bars make a yummy breakfast or a healthy snack--great for after school or on the go. The bars can be adapted by adding any number of your favorite ingredients.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 35 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Servings 9 bars

Ingredients
  

  • 3 cups thick rolled oats
  • 2 tsp baking powder
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp cinnamon
  • 1 tbsp flax or chia seeds
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened apple sauce
  • 1 cup milk we like almond or cow milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1-2 tbl honey or agave (if desired)
  • or stevia to taste (if desired)

Instructions
 

  • Mix all ingredients together and pour into a greased 9x9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.
  • OPTIONAL ADD-INS: Coconut, mashed ripe banana, almonds, pecans or walnuts (we love sprinkling nuts on top), seeds, peanut butter or almond butter, chopped dried fruit or anything else you'd like to try!

Notes

<strong>BASIC RECIPE</strong> (we use organic ingredients, when possible)
3 cups thick rolled oats
2 tsp. baking powder
1/2-1 tsp. salt
1 tsp. cinnamon (or more)
1 tbl. flax or chia seeds (or more)
1/2 c unsweetened applesauce
1 cup milk (we like almond or cow milk)
2 eggs beaten
1-2 tbl honey or agave or stevia to taste (if desired)
<strong>OPTIONAL ADD-INS:</strong>
Coconut
Mashed ripe banana
Pumpkin purée
Pumpkin spice or other spices
Almonds, pecans or walnuts (we love sprinkling nuts on top)
Seeds
Peanut butter or almond butter
Chopped dried fruit
Dark chocolate chips
<strong>DIRECTIONS:</strong>
Mix all ingredients together in a bowl with a spoon and pour into a greased 9x9 baking pan. Bake at 350 degrees for 35-40 minutes.

October 20th, 2014

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5 Comments

  1. So fun to get a recipe from your wife! I am going to try it today. I have a 90-year-old friend who has had a bowl of oatmeal every day, since a child, and I was looking for a bar or something for on the go.
    Dr. John, please tell us the benefits of a bowl of oatmeal every day.

  2. If I wanted to add peanut butter or mashed ripe banana to the Chewy Oatmeal Bars what would be the right amount for this recipe?

    • Hi Madelyn,

      Peanut butter would make a great addition to the bars. Ripe bananas would sweeten them.

      Glad to hear you are improving these recipes. That is why they are there. Please experiment and let us know how how much you used and what the results were.

      Thanks for reading!

      John

  3. Hi Jane! I am looking forward to trying your recipe, it looks so tasty! We will use the almond milk option, and for the eggs we will use a “flax egg” replacement which works well in baking if you want to try it: 1 egg = 1 T ground flax plus 3 T cold water, stir and set aside. Use as you would your regular beaten egg/s. We have loved using this adaptation! Thanks again for the great ideas to improve our health at home. 🙂

    • Hi Leslie,

      Thank you so much for sharing this replacement option for eggs. I love discovering ingredient substitutions, and this is a new one for me. I know that others will enjoy this as well. Thank you for taking the time to share this!

      Jane