Easy Oatmeal Bars
Posted on February 24th, 2009 by Ramona
Here’s a really quick and easy recipe that I made recently when I felt like baking something homemade, but didn’t have a lot of time or energy to do so. These oatmeal bars can make for a quick snack, breakfast or even dessert. Hey, they’re made with oatmeal–so enjoy without (too much) guilt!
Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 4 cups oats (quick cooking oats are fine)
- 1 cup light brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cups jam or marmalade-any flavor that makes you happy
- 1 1/2 cups chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts
- 1 cup shredded coconut
- 3/4 cups melted butter
Directions
Preheat oven to 400 degrees
In a large mixing bowl, dump all of the ingredients. Mix to combine fully. Press mixture into a 10×15 inch parchment lined (the parchment should extend over all sides by 1 inch for easy lifting later) baking sheet/pan. Bake for 20-25 minutes, until golden brown. Allow to cool and set. Lift parchment out of pan, and cut out individual bars. This recipe makes about 2 dozen bars.
They look great! Diced dates or raisins would also make a good addition and provide a little color contrast. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks VV! I will definitely add a little sweet and chewy fruit to these next time.
YUMMY! Do you need coconut? My husband’s not a fan.
Hi Emily…I’m not a HUGE fan of coconut, but I had some in the freezer to use up and so I put it in. I do think that you can make this without, but I found the taste to be mild and very interesting with sweet jam. It also adds a nice chew to the bars.
Would love to grab one right now and crunch on it
yum! those are beautiful and look so delicious!!