These chewy oat squares with oats, almond butter and seeds, are the perfect alternative to store-brought granola bars. They’re slightly sweet and make for a healthy snack on the go! Vegan and gluten-free.
No more store bought granola bars here — not when I can make healthy oat squares like these at home!
YUUUUMMMM! Isaac and I both taste-tested the squares and agreed that they are delicious. They’re chewy with a good flavor that isn’t overly sweet. Basically a nice healthy treat that’s perfect for days when you need something portable to munch on.
I even went all out and figured out the nutrition information.
Definitely less sugar than most packaged bars other there and a good amount of protein as well.
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Chewy Oat Squares
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These chewy oat squares with oats, almond butter and seeds, are the perfect alternative to store-brought granola bars. They're slightly sweet and make for healthy snack on the go! Vegan and gluten-free.
In a pot on medium heat, combine rice syrup, almond butter, and vanilla. Stir and heat until thin and pourable (about 3-4 minutes).
In a large mixing bowl, combined oats, cereal, oat bran, pepitas, sunflower seeds, raisins, chia seeds, cinnamon, and sea salt.
Pour warm almond butter mixture into the bowl and mix thoroughly. Press mixture into a greased square/rectangle casserole dish or a rimmed cookie sheet. Let cool for a few hours. Cut into bars. Makes 16 squares.
tried them without the pepitas. didn’t realize that they were pumpkin seeds until i looked back at the recipe. i thought my farmer’s market didn’t have them! (they did)
these are really nice. i tried them with honey. just like the quaker oats bars. i love it a lot.
snacking on these the whole week thanks to a bird food recipe. :]
I didn’t have brown crispy rice so I used kamut puffs. I also substituted the almond butter with soy butter (can’t send almonds to school with the kids). They turned out great!
I tried these over the weekend and LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I added a schoop of Herboligica vanilla protein powder and traded the raisins for unsweetened coconut flakes. Turned out beautifully. Had to share them at work so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat the entire thing!
Recently I had a dream that I was eating a delicious chewy oatmeal bar. The next time I was shopping, I bought one of Bobo’s Oatmeal Bars. It was good, but too expensive to buy in bulk ($3 for one bar). Also, on Amazon, several people said that the bars developed mold quickly! So I decided to look up recipes that I could make myself, and a Google search brought me to your blog. Thank you! This recipe is just what I was looking for! I skipped the sunflower seeds, used ground flax seed instead of chia, and put the mix into a bread pan in order to make a more of a bar shape, but otherwise the recipe was the same, and it is delicious! Thank you so much!
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Looks yummy! I’ll try honey instead of brown rice syrup… and maybe add some chopped walnuts! Thank you for such a healthy recipe!
Of course! Let me know how it turns out, Carol.
going to try these next week. can the rice syrup be replaced with honey? or does it compromise the flavor?
Honey or agave should work!
tried them without the pepitas. didn’t realize that they were pumpkin seeds until i looked back at the recipe. i thought my farmer’s market didn’t have them! (they did)
these are really nice. i tried them with honey. just like the quaker oats bars. i love it a lot.
snacking on these the whole week thanks to a bird food recipe. :]
I didn’t have brown crispy rice so I used kamut puffs. I also substituted the almond butter with soy butter (can’t send almonds to school with the kids). They turned out great!
So glad they turned out Josie. I hope your kids enjoy them!
I tried these over the weekend and LOVE LOVE LOVE them! I added a schoop of Herboligica vanilla protein powder and traded the raisins for unsweetened coconut flakes. Turned out beautifully. Had to share them at work so I wouldn’t be tempted to eat the entire thing!
So glad you liked the bars Ruthey!!
Recently I had a dream that I was eating a delicious chewy oatmeal bar. The next time I was shopping, I bought one of Bobo’s Oatmeal Bars. It was good, but too expensive to buy in bulk ($3 for one bar). Also, on Amazon, several people said that the bars developed mold quickly! So I decided to look up recipes that I could make myself, and a Google search brought me to your blog. Thank you! This recipe is just what I was looking for! I skipped the sunflower seeds, used ground flax seed instead of chia, and put the mix into a bread pan in order to make a more of a bar shape, but otherwise the recipe was the same, and it is delicious! Thank you so much!