Steel Cut Oat Bars Recipe
Start the day right with this healthy baked steel-cut oatmeal breakfast bars recipe. You're only 6 ingredients away from satisfying and delicious steel cut oat bars.
Servings 12 bars
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups steel cut oats
- 4 eggs
- 2 ripe bananas
- 1 cup milk of choice
- ⅓ cup coconut flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon sea salt
- ⅓ cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 cup dried cranberries or raisins
Instructions
- Prep: Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a 9x13 baking pan with parchment paper and grease with coconut oil or butter. Set aside. Optional: Rinse the steel-cut oats in a fine mesh sieve under cold running water until the water runs clear. Leave them in the strainer over a bowl to drain well.
- Whisk: In a large bowl, whisk eggs using a hand mixer until foamy (approximately 4-5 minutes). Add bananas and mix until combined. Stir in milk and melted butter.
- Mix: In a small bowl, whisk all the dry ingredients (minus the cranberries) including coconut flour, salt, and baking powder together.
- Combine: Whisk in the dry ingredients into the wet eggs and banana mixture until thoroughly combined.
- Stir: Fold in the steel-cut oats and the dried cranberries or raisins.
- Bake: Pour the oatmeal batter into the prepared pan and bake for 45-55 minutes or until baked through and the toothpick insterted comes out clear. Allow to cool, then cut into bars.
Notes
Storage: Store oat bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 10 days in the fridge.
Helpful Tips:
- Soak for better digestion - Soak the oats in 4 cups of water, adding a ¼-cup of raw buckwheat groats, and 2 tablespoons of kefir, lemon juice, yogurt, or apple cider vinegar. Soak overnight to break down the phytic acid in the oats. Then rinse and drain very well before adding to the recipe.
- Rinse well - While rinsing the steel-cut oats is optional, it can help remove excess starch, yielding a better texture. It also subtly softens the oats, kick starting the cooking process.
- Use very ripe bananas - Since bananas are the only sweetener in these bars, make sure they are very ripe with brown spots on them. The riper they are, the sweeter the bars will be.
- Meal Prep Suggestion: Cut the steel cut oat breakfast bars into small individual servings and wrap tightly in parchment paper and plastic wrap. Freeze them for up to 3 months and thaw as needed.
Nutrition
Calories: 221kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 71mg | Sodium: 174mg | Potassium: 162mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 282IU | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 61mg | Iron: 1mg