Lite Oatmeal Raisin Breakfast Bars

From: Roosie

On Nov 20, 2004

Tasty granola bar-like snacks! I used carrots and I added a little more than a tsp orange zest and 1/2 tsp orange blossom water, which were nice touches! I made a half recipe and a few substitutions. I used only 1/2 cup Sucanat instead of the sugar substitutes, I used regular (not lite) organic butter, I substituted the egg with flax (I have posted a recipe, Flax Vegan Egg Substitute, which isn't yet online- will post the recipe # once its up), used whole wheat pastry flour for the flour. I would say the serving size is right on the money- I baked in an 8x8 pan and cut mine into 12 smallish bars and would consider 2 bars a serving. Really filling like you said- I had 2 bars for breakfast and worked 5 hours without a break at work (retail at the moment at a very busy store) without feeling hungry or fatigued! Very tasty! Nice texture, too- they're chewy and a little crisp at the same time. I think these would be a great snack to keep on-hand instead of the ultra processed candy-filled storebought granola bars. I also think these would be very versatile- I'm sure you could use grated zucchini too instead of apples or carrots and any dried fruit. I highly recommend the addition of the orange zest with the carrots- great combo! Thanks Mirj!!

From: Kasha

On Sep 7, 2004

I also used real sugar in these. I used the carrot instead of the apples, as I figured the applesauce was already in there. I used half regular and half whole wheat flour. The recipe really makes a lot! I'm hoping they freeze well. Super easy to do and a nice change.

From: mermaidmagic

On Sep 2, 2004

These are a nice change from a store-bought breakfast bar. I used real sugar as opposed to substitutes only because I'm nervous giving the fake stuff to the kids. The taste was good, lots of oatmeal flavor mixed with the apple. (I used chopped apple). You can really experiment with this recipe and have fun ... Thanks for sharing.

From: ladypit

On Jun 8, 2006

I think there was some operator error when I made these. I did use fake sweetner. I used splenda and splenda brown sugar. Well, the splenda brown is supposed to be used at half strength but I figured since the recipe called for sugar replacement that I would be ok. I was not. They wer cloying sweet and few of us would eat them. I may try them again with regular sugar.