Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars - Healthier version

Name: Chocolate Cherry Oat Bars - Healthier version
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 42 min
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1/4 cup butter, room temperature; 1cup firmly packed light brown sugar; 1cup applesauce; 1⁄4cup flax seed; 1egg; 3tablespoons milk; 2tablespoons vanilla extract; 1 1⁄2cups all-purpose flour; 3⁄4teaspoon baking soda; 1 teaspoons cinnamon; 1/4 tsp baking powder; 3cups rolled oats; 1⁄3cup steel cut oats; 1⁄2cup chocolate chips; 1/2 cup dried cherries; 1/4 cup shredded coconut

6 steps

Prep:12minCook:30min

This is a delightful and I think fairly healthy treat. Loaded with oats and fiber, minimized fats and sugars. I like to sub Splenda Brown Sugar to cut the calories a bit. As wonderful as these are day 1, they are even better on day 2+; The vanilla really starts to shine through. Keep them covered though.

Updated at: Thu, 28 Sep 2023 02:03:53 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Unbalanced

Glycemic Index

Moderate

Glycemic Load

High

Nutrition per serving

Calories223.4 kcal (11%)

Total Fat6.7 g (10%)

Carbs37.4 g (14%)

Sugars17.1 g (19%)

Protein4.2 g (8%)

Sodium46.7 mg (2%)

Fiber3.1 g (11%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

20 servings

¼ cupbutter

room temperature

1 cuplight brown sugar

firmly packed

1 cupapplesauce

¼ cupflax seed

1egg

3 tablespoonsmilk

2 tablespoonsvanilla extract

1 ½ cupsall-purpose flour

¾ teaspoonbaking soda

1 teaspoonscinnamon

¼ tspbaking powder

3 cupsrolled oats

⅓ cupsteel cut oats

½ cupchocolate chips

½ cupdried cherries

¼ cupshredded coconut

Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees

OvenPreheat

Step 2

Beat wet ingredients together into a lightly creamed wet mixture. Ingredients like the flax and applesauce will minimize the ability of the eggs, butter and sugar to fully cream so don't worry about it being perfect.