These were originally supposed to be cookies. Then I decided to just make them into bars. And since they're made with wheat flour and no sugar, we decided to have them for breakfast! This is now on my "healthy breakfast" list for C since he prefers to pick things up with his hands instead of being spoon fed. They're also a great "on the go" snack. They won't be as sweet as most breakfast bars you'll buy at the store, but these are much healthier for you and really simple to make! If you don't have palm shortening, you can substitute butter.
Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
1/2 cup organic palm shortening
1/2 cup honey or real maple syrup
1/4 cup molasses
2 Tbsp. ground flax seed
6 Tbsp. warm water
2 cups white whole wheat flour
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. baking soda
1/2 tsp. salt
2 cups oats
1 cup raisins (or other dried fruit)
Preheat oven to 400 F. Mix the flax seed and warm water together and let stand for 5-10 minutes. Combine the shortening, honey and molasses in a mixer bowl and beat until smooth. In another bowl, combine the flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt with a wire whisk. Add the flour mixture to the shortening mixture and beat well. Fold in the flax mixture.
Spray a 7 x 11 inch glass baking dish with baking spray. Stir oats and raisins into dough with a rubber spatula. Spread dough into baking dish (the dough will be thick so do your best to spread it evenly). Bake 15-20 minutes or until browned. Allow to cool and then cut into bars.
Unfortunately I wasn't able to get a picture until they were almost half gone. I guess that shows how good they are!
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