Oatmeal Raisin Bars
Yum! Even Mal liked these Oatmeal Raisin Bars! Usually, he thinks my baked goods taste “too healthy,” which is sometimes true (usually my recipes don’t have enough fat and sugar for his liking), but tonight, I finally made a healthy non-healthy-tasting treat!
Oatmeal Raisin Bars
Makes 9 bars
Ingredients:
2 cups dry oats
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup canola oil
2 eggs
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 cup raisins
Directions:
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray 8-inch square baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine ingredients until smooth.
3. Spread batter in prepared baking pan, and bake for approximately 25-30 minutes until bars are cooked all the way through.
4. Let bars cool completely in pan before cutting.
Hot and fresh right out of the oven…
Dinner
Dinner tonight was a open-face BLT with ground pepper and a salad with lettuce, tomatoes, snap peas, red onions, almond slices, and a scoop of Claire’s relish. All of those veggies filled me right up!
Dinner from above with iced water…
Time for some reading in bed. I’m sleeping in tomorrow! Yay! 
Spring it!Posted by: Tina 43 comments
Posted in: recipe
on Aug 18th, 2008 at 6:13 pm
Mmm, Oatmeal Raisin Bars?!?!?!?! FABULOUS!!
Enjoy sleeping in tomorrow!! You deserve it after the crazy-busy day you had today, for sure.
on Aug 18th, 2008 at 6:28 pm
Haha… my fiance says the same thing about some of my healthy cookies/muffins/breads. He refers to them as “Laurenized” or “Breeckerized ” (Breecker is my last name) baked goods. He’s coming around to developing a taste for healthy foods though! I will definitely have to try these bars…I LOVE your pumpkin muffins, so I’m sure these will be awesome too.
on Aug 18th, 2008 at 6:33 pm
I love tricking friends and family with healthy baked goods and these will definitely do the trick. Thanks for the recipe.
Heather
on Aug 18th, 2008 at 6:59 pm
have a good sleep! those cookies look amazing
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 4:03 am
mmmm the bars look delicious! I love oat based bars! Glad you get to sleep in today- enjoy it!
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 4:12 am
Tina,
The bars sound really yummy. Do you think reducing the oil would make them come out a bit too dry? I tend to use less oil and add some natural applesauce – what do you think would work for this recipe? I think my husband would eat these too. Thanks!! I hope you are well rested in the AM.
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 4:54 am
Sammie,
I often make the same substitution for muffins and breads. When it comes to cookies, it hasn’t always worked to use applesauce in place of oil, but maybe it would if you prefer soft to crunchy cookies. I’m also currently loving “Evaporated cane juice” (found it at Whole Foods) in place of sugar in recipes – it looks like sugar, but is less refined. It’s worth a try!
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 5:31 am
Thanks Lauren, I will look for Evaporated Cane Juice next time I go to WF.
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 5:47 am
Lauren,
LOVE your evaporated cane juice idea! Thank you!
on Aug 19th, 2008 at 7:00 pm
Totally made these tonight
Posting about it later!! You’re the best!
on Aug 20th, 2008 at 4:23 pm
Those bars may be the first thing that has seemed appetizing to me all day. Now if only I could get the husband to make them for me.
on Aug 21st, 2008 at 7:07 am
So I finally made these bars. To mine I added two soft bananas and one scoop of vanilla protein powder. Mine are probably thicker than yours, but they are GOOD! Thanks for posting this recipe!
on Sep 22nd, 2008 at 2:12 pm
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on Oct 17th, 2008 at 6:36 am
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on Nov 19th, 2008 at 5:08 pm
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on Feb 9th, 2009 at 6:05 pm
Great site, Tina!! I found it linked on the GPhiB website and had to check it out.
I made the Oatmeal Raisin bars and the Mango Chicken this weekend, and both were very easy to make and tasted amazing. The bars disappeared within 24 hours and I’ve already had a couple people ask for the recipe. It’s also a great one for substitutes if you don’t mind using fake eggs and/or splenda. Subbing both wasn’t at all detrimental to the taste or consistency.
I’m looking forward to trying some of the other recipes!
on Feb 14th, 2009 at 10:40 pm
I made these immediately after reading this recipe! I added about 1/2 cup of chopped pecans and used light olive oil instead of canola oil. These are amazing, thank you so much for the recipe! My family loved them.
on Feb 16th, 2009 at 11:30 am
I made these last night. Soooo dense and yummy. I used double the cinnamon and added a pinch of nutmeg. Thank you!! I foresee myself using this recipe to make granola-type bars in the future…mmmmmm, can you imagine these with pumpkin seeds, or flax seeds, or nuts? Yummmmm!
on Feb 16th, 2009 at 1:38 pm
Hey Tina…I saw your mom today and she gave me your blog information…I Love It! but I am not sure how you find time to do it! I am going to make the Oatmeal Raisin Bars sound Yummy!
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on Jul 8th, 2009 at 7:40 pm
Yum – I made these tonight. I added some flax to make them a little healthier and they still tasted great. Next time I’m adding cranberries. Thanks for sharing all your great ideas.
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on Sep 9th, 2009 at 12:54 pm
I LOVE these bars! Based on a suggestion from my husband, I added the zest of one lemon, two tablespoons of fresh lemon juice and a cup of cranberries. They are a great variation off the original recipe.
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on Jan 12th, 2010 at 11:52 pm
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on Jan 19th, 2010 at 12:48 pm
All this stuff looks great!! Where can I find the caloric content of all these fabulous/heathy snacks. Thanks
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