Homemade oatmeal bars

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 40 mins

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make homemade oatmeal bars? Prepare the necessary products. Instead of granulated sugar, use honey and banana. By the way, a banana is also used instead of an egg - it holds the whole mass together during baking. If honey is not available, replace it with sugar. Lightly roast or dry the walnuts.

2. STEP 2

   

   Pour the oatmeal into a deep bowl and cover with cold water, rinse if you purchased it by weight. Rinse thoroughly in several waters, removing any remaining husks. If you purchased the flakes in packs already peeled, then you can skip this step.

3. STEP 3

   

   Grind the dried walnuts with your hands or in a grinder, add to the washed and squeezed flakes. Pour in the raisins - there is no need to pre-steam them in boiling water so that there is no excess liquid in the mixture.

4. STEP 4

   

   Peel a ripe banana, mash it into several pieces with your hands and place on oatmeal. Add honey or granulated sugar. Gently press with a fork and mix thoroughly so that the sweetness and banana are distributed throughout the mixture.

5. STEP 5

   

   Line a baking sheet or baking pan with parchment paper. Use your palms to check which side of the glossy paper is facing up, so that the mixture separates well from it after baking. Grease the paper with sunflower or butter - this is a must, otherwise the bars will have to be cut together with the paper! Place the oat mixture on paper and form a rectangle.

6. STEP 6

   

   Choose the width and height of the rectangle as desired; it is best to make the height about 0.5 cm so that the mass is baked. Place in the oven at 150 C for 20-25 minutes until golden brown on the surface. Turn off the heat and remove the mold, cool the oat mass so that the sweet ingredients inside it caramelize, otherwise when slicing, the mass will press and pull on the knife - you won’t be able to cut evenly.

7. STEP 7

   

   Cut the well-cooled oat mass with a knife dipped in water into even long strips about 2 cm wide. If desired, they can be poured with melted white or milk or dark chocolate, and sprinkled with powdered sugar. You can take these oat bars with you to work, school, on a picnic or on a trip.

Comments on the recipe

stringka

27.12.2023

5

There is also the option of bars made from oatmeal, fruit, nuts and honey.

Maystin

27.12.2023

4.7

I'm a big fan of healthy bars with cereals, nuts and dried fruits. But I still didn’t get around to preparing them at home. And then, while scrolling through the site’s feed, I saw a recipe for homemade oatmeal bars. And I realized that it was time to cook them. I took instant oatmeal. They are clean, so I skipped the step of washing the flakes. But raisins were bought by weight and poured boiling water over them, and then washed. The most labor-intensive process turned out to be the process of combining all the ingredients. I used a fork. It was convenient for her to mash the banana and mix all the ingredients. The result was a mass that, when squeezed in a fist, stuck together, but did not give the impression of being homogeneous in a bowl. So I added a couple of tablespoons of water. I think you can add juice in such cases. I put the mass on greased parchment and baked until golden brown. I cut the layer into bars when it had not yet completely cooled, but it was comfortable to put your hand on it (not burning). I used a large knife. The result is amazing! Now there are so many ideas for experimenting with ingredients. Thanks for the recipe!

YULIA

27.12.2023

4.7

Will the oatmeal cook? Won’t it be too tough, “raw”?