Oatmeal Bars with Chocolate and Cranberries
 
 
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Serves: Makes 16 Bars
Ingredients
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
  • 1 cup white whole wheat flour
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 large egg
  • ½ cup coconut oil, melted
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • ½ cup each: chopped bittersweet chocolate and dried cranberries
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position and heat oven to 350 degrees. Grease an 8-inch square baking pan; line with heavy-duty foil, leaving an overhang on two sides to facilitate removal of bars from pan, and then grease the foil.
  2. Mix oatmeal, flour, sugar, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk egg and vanilla into coconut oil; stir coconut mixture into oatmeal mixture to combine. Press about ⅔ of the bar mixture into prepared pan, and sprinkle with chocolate and cranberries; top with remaining oatmeal mixture. Bake until golden brown, about 20 minutes. Let stand a few minutes to set, then use foil handles to transfer to a wire rack to firm up. Cut into squares and serve.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/sweet-treats/oatmeal-bars-with-chocolate-and-cranberries/