Are oat breakfast bars soft or crunchy?

This oatmeal breakfast bars recipe turns out soft and chewy.

What oats are best for breakfast bar recipes?

Old-fashioned or rolled oats are going to give you the best texture. Instant oats are too small of pieces, and steel-cut oats will not soften enough during baking.

Do you need to peel the apples for oatmeal breakfast bars?

No peeling is necessary! I actually prefer to leave the peels on the apples because there is so much nutrition and fiber in the peel. That’s also where you’ll find the pectin, which helps the apple layer firm up as the bars cool.

Help! My oatmeal breakfast bars are dry and crumbling and falling apart! What should I do?

Let’s troubleshoot! Juicy apples with the peels on will add more moisture and pectin to the finished bars than peeled, drier apples. Letting the bars cool completely AND refrigerating them will give you a firmer finished texture than bars that are still warm. I used einkorn flour , which absorbs the liquid from the butter and honey more slowly than wheat flour. The good news is, even if this breakfast bars recipe turns out crumbly for you, it still tastes amazing when eaten with a spoon!

Easy Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Bars | No Sugar Recipe (+Video)

Name: Apple Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Prep time: 00:15
Cook time: 00:30
Total time: 00:45
Yield: 12
Cuisine: Bake
Ingredients: apples; flour; baking soda; baking powder; salt; cinnamon; butter; oats; honey; lemon juice; vanilla extract

Oatmeal Apple Breakfast Bars

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These soft-baked apple oatmeal breakfast bars are naturally sweetened and a perfect way to start your day! Flour, butter, oats, honey, and chopped apples combine for a delicious, cozy treat.

Author: Tiffany
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 30 minutes
Total Time: 45 minutes
Yield: 12 bars 1x
Category: Breakfast
Method: Bake
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

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2 large apples, diced for 2 cups (keep the cores and any leftover apple pieces) (446g
1 ½ cups whole grain flour (I used whole grain einkorn) (180g)
½ tsp baking soda (2g)
½ tsp baking powder (2g)
¼ tsp salt
1 ½ tsp ground cinnamon (7g)
8 Tbsp butter (112g)
1 cup rolled oats (81g)
¼ cup honey (85g)
1 tsp lemon juice (5g)
1 tsp vanilla extract (4g)

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 9” x 9” glass baking dish with parchment paper
In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the dry ingredients: flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter using two knives, your fingers, or the paddle blade. The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Scoop out 1 cup and set aside.
Add the oats and honey to the mixture in the bowl and use your fingers or a spatula to mix together without creating a paste.
Pour this mixture into the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly to create a crust.
Add the apple cores and leftover apple pieces (if any) plus lemon juice and vanilla extract to a food processor or blender and process until the mixture looks like thick applesauce. Make sure to discard the seeds first.
You will need about ¼ cup of this mixture, so add additional apple pieces if necessary. You can also simply use ¼ cup of applesauce.
In a medium bowl, combine the pureed apple mixture with the diced apples and stir well. Pour evenly over the crust.
Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping over the apples, pressing down lightly.
Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely at room temperature, for about 2 hours.

Notes

For best results, place in the refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting.
One important note! These bars won’t hold shape well until they’re cool. I HIGHLY recommend baking these the day before you want to serve them so that they have time to cool and chill in the refrigerator. This also gives the naturally occurring pectin in the apple time to do its magic to the filling.
If you want to serve them warm, you can – but you’ll definitely need a spoon to serve and eat, LOL.

Find it online: https://dontwastethecrumbs.com/recipe-oatmeal-apple-breakfast-bars/