Whole-Grain Breakfast Bars

16 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 4.75 ounces whole-wheat flour (about 1 cup)
  • 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 2 ripe bananas
  • 3/4 cup brown sugar
  • 1/4 cup 2% reduced-fat milk
  • 2 tablespoons canola oil
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 large egg
  • 1 large egg white
  • 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
  • 3/4 cup dried cranberries
  • Cooking spray

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 375°.
  2. 2
    Weigh or lightly spoon flour into a dry measuring cup; level with a knife. Combine flour and next 5 ingredients (through salt) in a medium bowl.
  3. 3
    Place bananas in a large bowl; mash until smooth. Add sugar and next 5 ingredients (through egg white); stir until combined. Add flour mixture, stirring until combined. Stir in nuts and dried cranberries.
  4. 4
    Spread dough into a 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan coated with cooking spray. Bake at 375° for 22 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Cut into 16 bars.
  5. 5
    BAKE A SECOND BATCH A large bowl can hold a double batch of the dough, and the hearty mix will perform just fine. Bake bars on the same (middle) rack in the oven. The bars can be a little crumbly, so wrap them individually and pack with plenty of padding to transport or ship overnight.
  6. 6
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