- 24 mins
- 49 mins
Ingredients
- OR by volume:
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1/2 cup cooked quinoa, cooled
- 1/4 cup whole flax meal
- 3 tablespoons chia seeds
- 1/2 cup dried fruit, nuts, etc.
- 1 large egg white
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1/2 cup peanut (or almond) butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 5 1/4 ounces old-fashioned rolled oats
- 3 1/4 ounces cooked quinoa, cooled
- 1 1/4 ounces whole flax meal
- 1 ounce chia seeds
- 2 ounces dried fruit, nuts, etc.
- 1 large egg white
- 6 ounces honey
- 4 3/4 ounces peanut (or almond) butter
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation
Step 1
1) Preheat the oven to 325°F. Grease an 8" x 8" pan, or line it with parchment.
2) Toss together the oats, quinoa, flaxseed meal, chia seeds, dried fruit, and egg white in a medium-mixing bowl until thoroughly combined.
3) Warm the honey, nut butter, salt, and cinnamon in a small saucepan over medium heat, stirring constantly until well blended. Don't let it boil, just let it get warm and fluid enough to blend easily with the dry ingredients, 2 to 3 minutes.
4) Pour the honey mixture over the dry ingredients and mix until everything is coated.
5) Press the mixture into the prepared pan.
6) Bake the bars for 23 to 25 minutes, or until the oats on the edges start to turn golden brown. Remove them from the oven and let them cool completely before serving.
7) To serve, cut into squares.
Tips from our bakers
These bars can easily be made vegan. Mix 1 tablespoon of the flaxseed meal (listed in the dry ingredients) with 3 tablespoons of water in a separate dish and allow to rest for 10 minutes, until the mixture becomes gel-like. Substitute this mixture for the egg in your recipe.
If you're using salted peanut butter, reduce the salt in the recipe to 1/8 teaspoon.