Frosted Oatmeal Bars Recipes

EASY OATMEAL BARS (4 INGREDIENTS!)

Steps:

• Mix together all the ingredients in a bowl until it forms a sticky dough. If the mixture is dry and not sticky, add a bit more honey and/or peanut butter; different peanut butter brands perform differently here.
• Add a sheet of parchment paper to a 9 x 9 pan. Place the ingredients in the pan and press it into an even layer. Use a small glass to roll over the top to get it smooth.
• Freeze the bars for 15 minutes. Remove the pan from the freezer and use the parchment to lift it out of the pan. Cut into 16 squares or 32 rectangles. Store refrigerated for up to 2 weeks. You can eat right away, or refrigerate for about 1 hour for a more solid texture.

OATMEAL CREME PIE COOKIE BARS (LITTLE DEBBIE COPYCAT)

Steps:

• Bars - Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8-by-8-inch baking pan with aluminum foil, spray with cooking spray; set aside.
• In a large, microwave-safe bowl melt the butter, about 1 minute on high power.
• Wait momentarily before adding the egg so you don't scramble it. Add the egg, brown sugar, molasses, vanilla, salt, cinnamon, and whisk until smooth.
• Add the oats and stir to combine.
• Add the flour and stir until just combined, don't overmix.
• Turn batter out into prepared pan, smoothing the top lightly with a spatula. Bake for about 24 to 25 minutes, or until done. A toothpick inserted in the center should come out clean, or with a few moist crumbs, but no batter. Place pan on top of a wire rack to cool completely before frosting. Don't frost warm bars or the frosting will melt.
• Frosting - To the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment (or large bowl and electric hand mixer), add the butter, confectioners' sugar, and beat on medium-high speed (start on low so you don't spray sugar everywhere) until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
• Stop, scrape down the sides of the bowl, and add the marshmallow creme, salt, and beat on medium-high speed until well combined, about 1 minute.
• Turn frosting out over bars and lightly smooth it with a spatula or offset knife. Bars will keep airtight at room temperature for up to 5 days. I'm comfortable storing buttercream-style frosting at room temp but if you're not, refrigerate the bars noting they'll be more prone to drying out in the fridge.

FRUITED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup of crumb mixture; stir in nuts; set aside. Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. CRUMBLE mincemeat into medium saucepan; add sweetened condensed milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. DROP by small spoonfuls on top of crust in pan; spread carefully to cover crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture; press down lightly. BAKE 40 minutes or until top is golden. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.
• Calories 192,Total Fat Grams7.7,Calories From Fat 70,Saturated Fat Grams 4.1,Saturated Fat Grams Pct DailyValue 21,CholesterolMilligrams 18,SodiumMilligrams 125,Sodium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 5,Potassium Milligrams 47,Potassium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 1,Total Carbohydrates Grams 22.8,Total Carbohydrates Grams Pct Daily Value 7,Dietary Fiber Grams 0.8,Dietary Fiber Grams Pct Daily Value 3,Sugars Grams 13.7,Protein Grams 2.1,Protein Grams Pct Daily Value 4,Vitamin A Pct Daily Value 4,Calcium Pct Daily Value 1,Thiamin Pct Daily Value 9,Niacin Pct Daily Value 4,Folate Pct Daily Value 8,Magnesium Pct Daily Value 4,
• **Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data."

BAKED OATMEAL BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.
• Combine oats, brown sugar, white sugar, baking powder, salt, and cinnamon together in a bowl. Whisk milk, eggs, canola oil, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl. Stir egg mixture into oats mixture until well combined; set aside until flavors blend, about 20 minutes. Spread oats mixture into prepared square pan.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden brown, about 30 minutes.

FROSTED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In medium bowl, combine oats, sugar, butter, and honey. Microwave on high for 4 1/2 - 5 1/2 minutes or until bubbly, stirring twice.
• Spread honey mixture in an 8 x 8 inch pan. Cool in refrigerator.
• In small bowl, combine chocolate chips and peanut butter. Microwave on high for 1 - 1 1/2 minutes or until chips are soft, stirring once. Spread over cookie mixture. Refrigerate until chocolate is firm. Cut into squares.

NO-BAKE OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Grease bottom and sides of 9-inch square pan with small amount of butter.
• In 3-quart saucepan, heat sugar, butter, honey and cinnamon to boiling over medium heat, stirring constantly. Boil 1 minute, stirring constantly; remove from heat. Stir in dried fruit. Stir in remaining ingredients.
• Press mixture in pan with back of wooden spoon. Cool completely, about 30 minutes. For bars, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows. Store loosely covered at room temperature.