Oatmeal Breakfast Bars for Kids
These oatmeal breakfast bars for kids are a perfect, high-protein, naturally sweetened, make ahead breakfast your kids will love! Also, this recipe's wholesome ingredients are ones that you probably already have on hand.
Ingredients
- 4 cups Rolled Oats
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp salt
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 2 cups chopped nuts I use pecans, but use your favorites!
- 6 eggs
- 1/2 cup melted butter or coconut oil
- 2 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 cup apple sauce
- 1/2 cup honey can substitute maple syrup or sugar
- 3 1/2 cups milk or water
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees
- In a large mixing bowl combine dry ingredients (rolled oats, baking powder, salt, cinnamon and chopped nuts).
- In a separate bowl, combine the wet ingredients (eggs, melted butter, vanilla, apple sauce, honey, and milk).
- Stir the wet ingredients into the dry ingredients until well combined.
- Oil a baking dish with coconut oil to prevent the baked oatmeal bars from sticking.
- Pour the oatmeal breakfast bars mixture into the baking dish.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean.
- Allow to cool for 5-10 minutes before slicing and serving!
- *See Notes for serving ideas and flavor substitutions*
Notes
This recipe is one of our favorites because of the versatility of ingredients.
For example, cinnamon can be substituted for pumpkin pie spice. Chopped nuts like pecans can be swapped for almonds, walnuts, or sunflower seeds.
Melted butter can be swapped for coconut oil.
Apple sauce can be substituted with mashed bananas, apple pie filling, or even pureed pumpkin.
Honey can be substituted with maple syrup, brown sugar, or white sugar.
Serve these healthy breakfast bars with
- smear of peanut or almond butter
- fresh or dried fruit
- a glass of milk
- drizzle of maple syrup
- homemade whipped cream
- chocolate chips