Pumpkin Maple Baked Oatmeal Bars
Servings: 9 servings
Calories: 432kcal
The warmth and comfort of a bowl of oatmeal captured in baked bars flavored with pumpkin, cranberry, and maple
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Ingredients
- ½ cup nut butter
- 4 cups rolled oats (not quick oats)
- ½ cup flax meal or flax seeds
- 4 tablespoons vanilla protein powder optional
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- 1 apple chopped
- ⅓ cup walnut pieces
- ⅓ cup dried cranberries
- 1 ⅔ cup milk
- 1 cup pumpkin puree
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- 4 tablespoons butter melted
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a nine by nine-inch square baking pan with nonstick oil. Set aside.
- Place nut butter in microwave to warm it up and loosen the texture (about 30-45 seconds from room temperature).
- Meanwhile, combine oats, flax meal, protein powder, cinnamon, sea salt, apple, walnuts, and dried cranberries in a large mixing bowl.
- Add milk, pumpkin puree, warmed nut butter, maple syrup, melted butter, and vanilla extract to a bowl and mix until uniform.
- Add wet mixture to dry and stir until there are no dry pockets left in the mixture. Spread into prepared baking pan. Bake in preheated oven for about 35 minutes or until top of oatmeal is firm when pressing down (but not hardened) and a toothpick inserted into the oatmeal comes out dry.
- Cool to room temperature before slicing into nine bars. Store refrigerated in an airtight container. Keeps for about one week.
Nutrition
Calories: 432kcal | Carbohydrates: 47g | Protein: 15g | Fat: 23g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 8g | Monounsaturated Fat: 8g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 26mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 454mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 13g | Vitamin A: 4405IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 204mg | Iron: 3mg