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Susan76
Susan76 Posts: 3 Member
Anyone have a healthy breakfast bar recipe? I've researched some on websites, looking for oats, seeds, etc. Mornings are rushed so I thought I could make my own bars for breakfast...any suggestions?

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  • sunshine79
    sunshine79 Posts: 758 Member
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    I don't have a recipe but I'll be interested to see the responses as I'm looking for the same type of thing :smile:
  • crasula
    crasula Posts: 53 Member
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    Couple here for you which a friend of mine makes, i personally don't have the time to make them but taste great!......

    Almond Oatmeal Breakfast Bars Recipe

    Ingredients:
    1 cup rolled oats (uncooked)
    2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1 dash ground allspice
    1/4 cup raisins
    1 cup unsweetened applesauce
    3 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3/4 teaspoon almond extract

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

    In a large bowl, combine oats, dry milk, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Mix well. Stir in raisins.

    In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, mixing well. Add to dry mixture, mixing until all ingredients are moistened. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth the top with the back of a spoon.

    Bake 30 minutes, until lightly browned. Be careful not to overcook.

    Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

    Banana-Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 cup flour
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    3 medium mashed bananas
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 1/2 cup raw, quick-cooking oats
    3/4 cup (total) chopped nuts, raisins, and dates (optional)

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease and flour 13x9 inch baking pan. Sift together: flour, salt, soda and spices, set aside. In large bowl, beat until light and fluffy: butter, sugar, egg. Add bananas and vanilla beat until smooth.

    Gradually stir in flour mixture and oats until well combined. (If it seems to be getting a little thick, slowly add about 1/4 cup non-fat milk as needed.) Stir in nuts etc. Bake until golden (about 25 minutes)

    Raisin Breakfast Bars

    Ingredients:
    3/4 cup All-purpose flour
    3/4 cup Toasted wheat germ
    1/4 cup Sugar
    1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
    1/4 cup Margarine, melted
    1/4 cup Honey
    1 Egg
    1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
    1 cup Raisins
    1/2 cup Chopped walnuts

    Directions:

    Combine flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir in margarine, honey, egg and vanilla; mix well. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Press mixture firmly into a greased 8- inch square pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned
  • kmulhollen
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    Couple here for you which a friend of mine makes, i personally don't have the time to make them but taste great!......

    Almond Oatmeal Breakfast Bars Recipe

    Ingredients:
    1 cup rolled oats (uncooked)
    2/3 cup nonfat dry milk
    1/2 teaspoon baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
    1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
    1 dash ground allspice
    1/4 cup raisins
    1 cup unsweetened applesauce
    3 tablespoons sugar
    1 teaspoon vanilla extract
    3/4 teaspoon almond extract

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 350F.

    Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.

    In a large bowl, combine oats, dry milk, baking powder, baking soda and spices. Mix well. Stir in raisins.

    In a small bowl, combine remaining ingredients, mixing well. Add to dry mixture, mixing until all ingredients are moistened. Spoon into prepared pan. Smooth the top with the back of a spoon.

    Bake 30 minutes, until lightly browned. Be careful not to overcook.

    Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into bars.

    Banana-Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

    Ingredients:
    1 1/2 cup flour
    1 teaspoon salt
    1/2 teaspoon baking soda
    1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
    1 teaspoon cinnamon
    1/2 cup soft butter or margarine
    1 cup brown sugar
    1 egg
    3 medium mashed bananas
    1 teaspoon vanilla
    1 1/2 cup raw, quick-cooking oats
    3/4 cup (total) chopped nuts, raisins, and dates (optional)

    Directions:

    Preheat oven to 425 F. Grease and flour 13x9 inch baking pan. Sift together: flour, salt, soda and spices, set aside. In large bowl, beat until light and fluffy: butter, sugar, egg. Add bananas and vanilla beat until smooth.

    Gradually stir in flour mixture and oats until well combined. (If it seems to be getting a little thick, slowly add about 1/4 cup non-fat milk as needed.) Stir in nuts etc. Bake until golden (about 25 minutes)

    Raisin Breakfast Bars

    Ingredients:
    3/4 cup All-purpose flour
    3/4 cup Toasted wheat germ
    1/4 cup Sugar
    1/2 teaspoon Baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon Cinnamon
    1/4 cup Margarine, melted
    1/4 cup Honey
    1 Egg
    1/2 teaspoon Vanilla
    1 cup Raisins
    1/2 cup Chopped walnuts

    Directions:

    Combine flour, wheat germ, sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon. Stir in margarine, honey, egg and vanilla; mix well. Stir in raisins and walnuts. Press mixture firmly into a greased 8- inch square pan. Bake at 350 F for 20 to 25 minutes or until lightly browned

    Thanks for the recipes! Do you have calorie info.? Maybe they're in the database? Do you store these in the frig and how long do they stay fresh?
  • Alleghany
    Alleghany Posts: 200
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    Here's a recipe I was given about a month ago. They taste like cookies and my husband asks for them just about EVERY day!

    - 2/3 C. nuts (I use walnuts, almonds and cashews)
    - 1/3 C. dry oatmeal
    - 3 Tbsp. maple syrup ( or half agave and half maple syrup)
    - 1 tsp. vanilla extract
    - 1/4 C. dried fruit like cherries and blueberries (I've never tried it w/any other kind but you could be adventurous) or chocolate chips (or both fruit and chocolate chips)

    Place nuts and dry oatmeal in a food processor and blend for a few minutes. Add maple syrup and vanilla and blend again briefly. Add dried fruit and/or chocolate chips and blend once more.

    The mixture will ball up at this point. You're done! Eat at this point or prepare and place in the freezer. I either make tiny balls with the mixture or put it in a plastic bag, roll flat and put it in the freezer. This way, it's easy to break off a piece when I want a little "pick-me-up".

    Hope you like them! Good luck! :flowerforyou:
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    Positively_Me Posts: 1,500 Member
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    bump! Thanks :)
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
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    I make a batch of steel cut oats using the overnight method and put them in the fridge. Scoop out a portion in the am nuke it with some cinn and nutmeg and splenda. I make a batch every 4 days or so. While the oatmeal is in the microwave I peel 2 hard boiled eggs to go with. Good carbs, protein, quick and filling.

    If out of the steel cut oats I use regular old fashioned oats, 1/2C with 1/2C water, cinn, nutmeg and splenda... 110 seconds in the nuke. Makes it chewy rather than soupy.
  • becky444
    becky444 Posts: 145 Member
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    any nutritional info on these?
  • rcatr
    rcatr Posts: 374 Member
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    http://health.discovery.com/fansites/sara-snow/recipes/bar.html

    INGREDIENTS
    2 1/2 cups old fashioned organic quick oats
    1/2 cup whole flax seed
    1/4 cup organic dark cocoa power (or slightly less)
    1/2 cup natural peanut butter
    1/2 cup honey
    1/2 t spirulina
    1/2 to 1 cup HOT water

    INSTRUCTIONS
    Stir ingredients together.
    Form into individual sized paddies, like hamburgers.
    Wrap in plastic wrap and keep in freezer or fridge.
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