Crunchy Oat Squares
Break up with boxed cereal and bake up a batch of healthy cereal right at home. Oats, oat bran and almond butter make these homemade granola squares nutrition all-stars.
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Crunchy Oat Squares
Directions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F. Place oats in a food processor. Cover and process until finely ground. Add oat bran, flour, brown sugar, almond butter, the water, honey, baking soda, and salt. Cover and process until combined.
- Coat a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Press oat mixture firmly into the prepared baking pan. Cut mixture into -inch squares. Bake about 30 minutes or until golden.
- Turn off oven; let oat squares dry in oven with door closed for 20 to 30 minutes. Remove squares from pan; break apart. Cool completely. Store in an airtight container for up to 1 week.
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Tip:
To make a hearty breakfast cereal, serve the oat squares with low-fat milk.
Nutrition Facts (Crunchy Oat Squares)
- Per serving:
- 218 kcal ,
- 7 g fat
- (1 g sat. fat ,
- 2 g polyunsaturated fat ,
- 3 g monounsaturated fat ),
- 0 mg chol. ,
- 79 mg sodium ,
- 36 g carb. ,
- 4 g fiber ,
- 12 g sugar ,
- 6 g pro.
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Reviews (2)
jennmonahan
62 Days Ago
I made this as a healthy snack and was quite pleased with the results. They are like mini Natire Valley crunchy granola bars.
I did make some changes (substitutes half peanut butter as I ran out of almond butter and used a mix of wheat germ and ground flax seeds as I didn¿t have oat bran) but otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. It turned out as expected - delicious. I used a pizza cutter to score the squares before baking and again after removing from the oven. Once cool, they broke apart easily. If you want a chewier consistency, remove from the oven immediately after baking.
I did make some changes (substitutes half peanut butter as I ran out of almond butter and used a mix of wheat germ and ground flax seeds as I didn¿t have oat bran) but otherwise I followed the recipe exactly. It turned out as expected - delicious. I used a pizza cutter to score the squares before baking and again after removing from the oven. Once cool, they broke apart easily. If you want a chewier consistency, remove from the oven immediately after baking.
Penny Lacey
662 Days Ago
What is the accurate serving size? The directions say to "Cut mixture into -inch squares." so, a 9x9-in pan would mean 81 squares. Divide by 6 servings and that is 13.5 squares per serving. How do you get 24 squares a serving? How was the serving size determined?Being diabetic I would like to make this work for me accurately. I like oats. I would also like to bring down the sugar grams a bit. Anyone with recommended substitutes for some of the brown sugar and still keep the same texture and consistency? My brother has bees so could I eliminate the brown sugar and maybe add a bit more honey. Thanks to all.