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Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

August 31, 2022 by bakerhillfarm

These chocolate chip oatmeal bars are packed full of oatmeal, flavor, and CHOCOLATE! It doesn’t get much better than that!

My kids love a prepackaged granola bar. Let’s face it, they sure are convenient. The only bars I will allow my family to put into their bodies come with a pretty hefty price tag! This recipe has no artificial ingredients or preservatives, yet holds up well for that perfect treat tucked away for a lunch on the go!

Anytime I bake anything that contains melted butter, I use a little kitchen hack to make my life easier. Take your butter butter and place it into the baking dish you plan to use. Pop it into your oven while it preheats. This melts the butter for you, and also greases the baking dish! Win, win!

There is a little tip I’d like to share if you’re making these bars for on the go treats throughout the week. Let your bars cool completely once finished baking. Pop them into the refrigerator for about 30 minutes. Then, pull them out and slice them up. The time cooling in the refrigerator makes them the perfect texture for cutting into even sized bars.

Enjoy!

Yield: 15 bars

Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Bars

Chocolate chip oatmeal bars don't have to come in a plastic wrapper for your family to love them! These bars are filling, packed with oatmeal, and absolutely delicious! Give them a try!

Ingredients

2 cups of AP flour
2 1/4 cups of rolled oatmeal
2 tsp cornstarch
1 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1 1/2 cups of sucanat (can substitute 1 cup brown sugar and 1/2 cup white sugar)
2 eggs
1 cup of melted butter (coconut oil is a great substitute if you're dairy free)
2 tsp vanilla extract
1 cup of chocolate chips

Instructions

1. In a mixing bowl, add the first six ingredients and combine well.

2. Make sure the butter is not warm enough that it will cook the eggs. Add the butter, eggs, and vanilla. Mix to combine. Lastly add the chocolate chips.

3. If you've done my kitchen hack from above your pan should already be greased, so now add the mixture to the prepared pan. Use the bottom of a cup to press the mixture down evenly into the pan.

4. Bake at 350 degrees F for 20-25 minutes. For bars to take in your lunch or on the go, let the bars cool and them refrigerate 30 minutes. This makes them the perfect texture to cut into nice squares. Enjoy!

Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal

August 9, 2022 by bakerhillfarm

Try this delicious cinnamon roll baked oatmeal for breakfast. Heck, it’s so good you can have it for dessert too! Do you have a hard time getting your kids to eat oatmeal? I have a solution and it is this recipe!

This recipe calls for quick oats. Since I don’t keep quick oats in my pantry, I use my mortar and pestle to break the oats up and Voíla!- quick oats! If you don’t have a mortar and pestle, pop them in a blender or food processor and give them a quick buzz.

Sucanat is my favorite in place of white sugar in this recipe. It gives a nice brown sugar flavor and is less processed that white sugar. If you don’t have sucanat, you can use light brown sugar or regular sugar with 1-2 teaspoons of molasses.

Yield: 4-6

Cinnamon Roll Baked Oatmeal

This cinnamon roll baked oatmeal is a delicious way to add more whole grains into your family's diet!

Prep Time 10 minutes

Cook Time 30 minutes

Total Time 40 minutes

Ingredients

2 cups of regular oatmeal
1 cup of quick oats (see note above if you don’t have quick oats)
2 teaspoons of baking powder
1 TBSP cinnamon
1 cup of milk
3/4 cup sucanat (see note above if you don’t have sucanat)
2 eggs
1/2 cup (1 stick) of melted butter
GLAZE
1 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon of vanilla
1 TBSP milk

Instructions

1. Preheat your oven to 375° F. Place a stick of butter in your pan and put it in the oven to melt. I used a 9×13 inch pan. For a deep dish oatmeal, use a pie pan.

2. In a mixing bowl, add your oats, sugar of choice, baking powder, and cinnamon. Mix to combine.

3. Add melted butter to mixing bowl followed by your cold milk. This will cool the milk down enough so you don’t cook your eggs when you add them. Add your eggs and mix to combine.

4. Pour mixture into your pan and use the back of your utensil to push the oats down into an even layer. If using a 9×13 pan, bake for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. If using a pie pan, bake 35-40 minutes.

5. When your oatmeal is done, make your glaze. Add all glaze ingredients, whisking well, and drizzle over the top of your oatmeal! Enjoy!

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