Description
These Carrot Oatmeal Breakfast Bars are lightly sweet, vegan, and gluten free!
Ingredients
Scale
- 1/4 cup golden flaxseed meal + 3/4 cup water
- 3 cups old fashioned oatmeal
- 1 cup finely shredded carrot
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup raisins
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, combine the ground flaxseed meal and water. Set it aside until it gels, 5-10 minutes.
- In a separate, large bowl, combine the rest of the ingredients and stir to combine. When the flaxseed and water gels, add it to the bowl and stir again to combine.
- Line an 8 X 8 inch square baking pan with parchment paper. Transfer the oatmeal mixture to the pan and press it down firmly with the back of a wooden spoon.
- Bake, uncovered, in the preheated oven until the bars are set, approximately 15 minutes. Allow to cool completely before slicing into bars.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Category: breakfast recipes
- Method: baking
- Cuisine: american
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 213
- Sugar: 13.5 grams
- Fat: 4 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 37 grams
- Fiber: 5.8 grams
- Protein: 5.3 grams