Everything Breakfast Bar
"It has some of every food group in the bar. Fruit, vegetable, dairy, whole grains, and protein. Sorta soft grab and go bar. I wanted something my son could grab on his way out to school."
photo by GaylaJ
- Ready In:
- 55mins
- Ingredients:
- 12
- Serves:
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12
ingredients
- 4 cups oatmeal
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 1 cup pumpkin
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon maple syrup
- 1 cup Splenda sugar substitute
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 tablespoon vanilla
- 1 cup raisins
directions
- Preheat oven to 325°F.
- In large bowl combine oatmeal, baking powder, salt and cinnamon.
- Mix in remaining ingredients.
- Spread in greased 9x13 pan.
- Bake for 40 minutes.
- Enjoy!
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Reviews
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I loved this recipe. I made a couple of changes. First of all, I love pumpkin so I added the whole can. Secondly, I used all brown sugar instead of splenda. They were moist and great! -
Very nice. We ran out of fiber bars and I found these. With the fiber in pumpkin and the oatmeal, these make a nice change. Since I had everything on hand, easy on the pocket book and tasty, to boot! I only wish I could boost up the protein. -
I changed the serving size to 4 in case these did not come out right .. Well next time I will make a full batch. I opmitted nuts but added dried cranberries and shredded coconut .. these were really good thanks!! -
This is really good! Like another reviewer, I used a whole can of organic pumpkin in it (1.75 cups) and instead of spleda or regular brown sugar, I used 1 cup of demerara sugar. The demerara sometimes makes baked goods a little crunchy because it doesn't always disolve the same as conventional sugar, so I put the pumpkin, eggs, milk, maple syrup and vanilla in a 4 cup pyrex measuring cup, stirred in the demerara sugar, and then let is sit for about 15 minutes before mixing it in with the dry ingredients and raisins. I soaked the raisins in hot water for 15 minutes, also, before combining all the ingredients. These turned out very cake or muffin-like, and they might fall apart if someone tried to eat them on the run like a pop tart. I'm wondering if I let them sit a bit and then freeze them in individual servings if they might hold together a bit better than they do right out of the pan. These taste wonderful, though, and I'll definately be making them again! -
These have a great flavor and were super easy to put together. The raisins plumped up nicely and mesh well with the pumpkin. I was expecting something a little more like a granola bar, but the texture is more similar to that of bread pudding: very soft, chewy, dense.
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This is really good! Like another reviewer, I used a whole can of organic pumpkin in it (1.75 cups) and instead of spleda or regular brown sugar, I used 1 cup of demerara sugar. The demerara sometimes makes baked goods a little crunchy because it doesn't always disolve the same as conventional sugar, so I put the pumpkin, eggs, milk, maple syrup and vanilla in a 4 cup pyrex measuring cup, stirred in the demerara sugar, and then let is sit for about 15 minutes before mixing it in with the dry ingredients and raisins. I soaked the raisins in hot water for 15 minutes, also, before combining all the ingredients. These turned out very cake or muffin-like, and they might fall apart if someone tried to eat them on the run like a pop tart. I'm wondering if I let them sit a bit and then freeze them in individual servings if they might hold together a bit better than they do right out of the pan. These taste wonderful, though, and I'll definately be making them again!
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I used 1/4 cup of sugar free syrup instead of the maple syrup and took out the brown sugar. I also used egg beaters instead and added a pinch or two of nutmeg. I baked it at 350 for the first thirty min. then turned it down. It took about 45min. Very good. tastes just like the quaker breakfast squares
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These make a tasty breakfast or snack. I used sugar instead of Splenda (next time may reduce the sugar) and subbed dried blueberries for the raisins. The recipe doesn't specify which type oats to use, so I used old-fashioned rolled oats (I imagine the results would vary a bit with the quick-cooking variety, since their texture is different). I made these primarily for my son's breakfasts, so I wrapped the extras individually and froze them in a Ziploc freezer bag. Although mine came out so soft and moist they would not hold up as a portable "grab and go" bar, it really was not an issue here, since my son always sits down to breakfast anyway and just ate them with a fork. He loved the cinnamon flavor; I loved all the oats--I thought they tasted like an oatmeal-pumpkin cookie. :) Thanks for sharing the recipe! -
This was a quick, easy recipe with delicious results. I have been looking for a soft and chewy breakfast bar I can make at home, and this is it! With the exception of milk, I had all the ingredients on hand. I altered it a bit: subbed in sugar for the splenda, and chocolate chips for part of the raisins (didn't have enough in the pantry). I also doubled the recipe and made two pans so I can freeze some for later. I will post my version of the recipe.
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