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Ingredients
- 2 cups old-fashioned oatmeal
- 1 cup sliced almonds
- 1 cup shredded coconut, loosely packed
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ
- 3 tablespoons unsalted butter
- 2/3 cup honey
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted dates
- 1/2 cup chopped dried apricots
- 1/2 cup dried cranberries
Directions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Butter an 8 by 12-inch baking dish and line it with parchment paper.
Toss the oatmeal, almonds, and coconut together on a sheet pan and bake for 10 to 12 minutes, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned. Transfer the mixture to a large mixing bowl and stir in the wheat germ.
Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
Place the butter, honey, brown sugar, vanilla, and salt in a small saucepan and bring to a boil over medium heat. Cook and stir for a minute, then pour over the toasted oatmeal mixture. Add the dates, apricots, and cranberries and stir well.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan. Wet your fingers and lightly press the mixture evenly into the pan. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes, until light golden brown. Cool for at least 2 to 3 hours before cutting into squares. Serve at room temperature.
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By heathpack
on May 04, 2013
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Really an excellent recipe. I omitted the brown sugar and used only 1/2 cup honey (hoping for a bar that would be not-too-sweet, and these bars came out great! Didn't have apricots, so I used dried sweetened cranberries along with the dates. I've been keeping the individually wrapped bars in the freezer and they are storing perfectly so far.
Cut into 16 bars, I am coming up with the following nutritional analysis:
212 cal/bar, 9.5 GM fat, 4.5 GM sat fat, 29.6 GM carb, 4.4 GM fiber, 17.2 GM sugar, 4.3 GM protein
By Elfweaver
on May 02, 2013
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Very tasty! I used dried blueberries, strawberries and apricots because that was what I had (and I don't like dates, followed the rest as written; I think I will bake a bit less next time, as the edges got quite hard. You can really taste the honey! I will try with maple syrup next time.
By iowagirlinfla
on April 29, 2013
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Having read most of the reviews, I decided it was important to follow the recipe exactly as indicated, at least for the first time. I only made one mistake, which was to buy dried figs instead of dates. Oops! But the bars were delicious, and stayed together pretty well. Only slightly crumbly. I think next time I will follow the advice of the reader who suggested pureeing some of the oats and almonds. The flavor was fabulous, and my husband ate most if them in the first 24 hours! Ina did not disappoint, as usual!
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