No Sugar Added Baked Oatmeal Bars

4.41 from 42 votes

These no sugar added baked oatmeal bars are perfect for your baby or toddler. Lightly sweetened only with fruit, you can feel good about the wholesome ingredients in these bars.

Prep Time10

Cook Time30

Total Time40

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Breakfast, Snack

Keyword: baby, breakfast bar, no sugar added, oatmeal, snack bar, toddler

Servings:

Author: Kacie Barnes, MCN, RDN, LD

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups Quick cooking oats, separated
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp pumpkin pie spice
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
1 cup whole milk
1 large banana, mashed
1 3.9 oz cup unsweetened apple sauce
1/4 cup coconut oil, melted
1 large egg
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1-1/2 tsp ground flax optional
2 tsp hemp hearts optional

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees then spray an 8x8" baking pan with nonstick spray, or line with parchment, and set aside.
Add 1 cup quick oats to a food processor or blender then process until oats have turned into flour. Set aside. (Do NOT use baby oatmeal. It won't work.)
Add milk, mashed banana, applesauce, coconut oil, egg, and vanilla to a large bowl then whisk to combine. Add remaining 1-1/2 cups oats, oat flour, cinnamon, pumpkin pie spice, baking powder, and salt then stir to combine. Fold in flax and hemp hearts, then pour batter into prepared baking pan.
Bake for 30-35 minutes, or until the edges are golden brown and the center has set. Cool before slicing into squares then store in the refrigerator, or individually wrap bars and freeze.

Notes

Recipe adapted from Iowa Girl Eats Maple Cinnamon Oatmeal Breakfast Bars.

Nutrition info calculated using the optional flax seeds and hemp hearts.

This recipe is gluten-free if you use certified gluten-free oats. It can also be made dairy free by using an alternative milk!

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