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Growing Chefs! Ontario Apple Oat Bars

Apple Oat Bars

“These soft, lightly sweet bars use applesauce for apple flavour and oats for structure. Blending some of the oats helps the bars hold together without added flour.”
Difficulty
Beginner
Yield
24 bars
Ingredients
5 cups rolled oats, divided (blend 1.5 cups into oat flour; keep 3.5 cups whole)2 1/2 teaspoons baking powder1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon1/3 teaspoon salt1 3/4 cups unsweetened applesauce1 1/4 cups water1/4 cup grapeseed oil2 tablespoons sugar, optional
Equipment
Measuring cupsMeasuring spoonsFood processor or blenderBowls, various sizesWhiskSpatula9 x 13-inch baking panParchment paperChef's knifeDish towel

Get Organized!

Gather your mise en place; get together all of the equipment needed for the recipe and gather your ingredients.

Get Prepped!

Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line a 9 × 13-inch baking pan with parchment paper.

Measure 1 ½ cups of the rolled oats and blend into a fine oat flour. In a large bowl, combine the ground oats, remaining rolled oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt and optional sugar.

In a second bowl, whisk together the applesauce, water and oil.

Get Cooking!

Pour the wet ingredients into the oat mixture. Stir until combined, then let the mixture rest for 10 minutes so the oats can absorb some of the liquid.

Spread the mixture evenly in the prepared pan.

Bake for 35 – 45 minutes, until set and lightly golden around the edges. Cool completely in the pan before cutting into 24 bars.