made by Miranda
My friend Karen made these for me for Christmas and I really really really love them. The original recipe is from Smitten Kitchen (a favorite blog of ours). That recipe has some room for customizing, giving you options for fruit, nut and sweetener additions. I have made them more than a few times now and THIS is my favorite combination. I cut them up into bars and individually wrap them and freeze them- this way I have no excuse to not eat breakfast.
You will need:
1 2/3 cups oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup oat flour (to make this I grind oatmeal in a food processory or krupps coffee grinder)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup peanut butter
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla
5 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp corn syrup
1 Tbsp water
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan and line with parchment (This is for removing and cutting them later). Toss together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
1 2/3 cups oats
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/3 cup oat flour (to make this I grind oatmeal in a food processory or krupps coffee grinder)
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp cinnamon
1 cup dried cranberries
1 cup shredded coconut
1/2 cup chopped pecans
1/2 cup chopped walnuts
1/3 cup peanut butter
2 Tbsp coconut oil
1 tsp vanilla
5 Tbsp butter
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 Tbsp corn syrup
1 Tbsp water
Preheat oven to 350 F. Grease an 8x8 or 9x9 pan and line with parchment (This is for removing and cutting them later). Toss together the dry ingredients in a large bowl.
Put the rest of the ingredients in a microwave safe bowl and heat until butter, pb and coconut oil are melted. Add wet ingredients to dry and stir well to combine. Press firmly into your prepared pan and bake about 40-45 minutes or until the top is nicely browned.
Cool completely in pan, then use parchment paper to lift out bar onto cutting board to cool even further. Using a large serated knife and a sawing motion, carefully cut them into bars so they dont crumble. (if you are having trouble, it may be helpful to refridgerate first). Sooooo yummy!
