Makeover Oatmeal Bars Recipe

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These delicious bars are even more moist and chewier than the original recipe, but with all the old-fashioned oatmeal flavor and only half the fat! Clyde Williams - Chambersburg, PA

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Makeover Oatmeal Bars Recipe
  • Prep: 10 min. Bake: 15 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 20 Servings
10 15 25

Ingredients

  • 2/3 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1/3 cup canola oil
  • 1 tablespoon maple syrup
  • 2 cups quick-cooking oats
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
  • 1/2 cup raisins

Directions

  • In a large bowl, beat the sugar, applesauce, oil and syrup until well blended.
  • In a small bowl, combine the oats, flour, baking soda, salt and allspice; gradually beat into applesauce mixture until blended. Stir in raisins.
  • Spread batter into a 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 350° for 15-20 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 20 servings.

Nutritional Facts 1 bar equals 127 calories, 4 g fat (trace saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 123 mg sodium, 21 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1 fat.

Originally published as Makeover Oatmeal Bars in Healthy Cooking October/November 2009, p22

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Reviewed on Nov. 05, 2011 by mv1359

These bars were too dry. Needed more applesauce or oil or put some of the butter back in.


Reviewed on Oct. 01, 2011 by iteach5

These sound wonderful! Does anyone know if they will work with a sugar substitute?

 
 
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