Cranberry Oatmeal Bars Recipe

Cranberry oatmeal bars drizzled with chocolate on a white plate and red towel.

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Cranberry Oatmeal Bars Recipe

Looking for a delicious and easy-to-make dessert? Look no further than cranberry oatmeal bars! With or without the chocolate drizzle, these oat bars make a fantastic holiday dessert or a healthy afternoon snack.

Prep Time20

Cook Time20

Total Time40

Course: Desserts

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Holiday Recipes

Servings: Bars

Calories: 114kcal

Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

Ingredients

1 ½ cups whole wheat pastry flour (See Note 1)
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon baking soda
1 large egg
¾ cup plain nonfat Greek yogurt
¼ cup melted coconut oil cooled slightly
¼ cup water
3 tablespoons pure maple syrup or agave nectar
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 cup old-fashioned oats
1 cup dried cranberries
3 ½ ounces dark chocolate chopped

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Lightly coat an 8- by 8-inch baking pan with cooking spray.
In a large bowl, whisk together the whole wheat flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
In a medium bowl, whisk the egg. Whisk in the yogurt, melted coconut oil, water, maple syrup and vanilla extract.
Pour the yogurt mixture into the dry ingredients and stir to combine.
Stir in the oats and dried cranberries until combined.
Transfer the batter to the prepared baking pan and spread evenly.
Bake until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, about 20 minutes.
Allow the bars to cool completely. Cut the bars into 24 pieces and remove from the pan.
Place the chocolate in a medium microwave-proof bowl and melt in the microwave on 50% power, stirring every 30 seconds.
Drizzle the chocolate over the bars. Serve.

Notes

Note 1: If you can’t find whole wheat pastry flour, use a combination of all-purpose flour and white whole wheat flour.

Please note that I am not a medical or nutritional professional. I provide nutritional information for my recipes as a courtesy to my readers. It is calculated using the LoseIt! calculator. While I attempt to provide information that is as accurate as possible, you should calculate the nutritional information independently before relying on it.

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