Cherry Oatmeal Streusel Bars Recipe
These Cherry Oatmeal Streusel Bars are certainly yummy, and make a wholesome snack full of antioxidants, Omega-3s and fiber!
Servings 20 bars
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- ⅔ cup brown sugar
- ¼ cup whole wheat flour
- ¼ cup flaxseed meal
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 2 egg whites lightly beaten
- ½ cup fat-free milk
- ⅓ cup canola oil
- 1 tsp vanilla
- ½ cup dried cherries
- ¼ cup chopped pecans or almonds
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8 or 9 inch square baking pan with foil, extending foil over edges.
- In a medium bowl stir together the first 5 ingredients (through flaxseed meal). Remove ½ cup mixture for streusel topping. Stir baking soda into remaining oat mixture.
- In a small bowl, combine the next four ingredients (through vanilla); stir into oat mixture until combined. Stir in cherries and then spread batter in prepared baking pan.
- Using a pastry blender, cut butter into reserved streusel topping until mixture resembles coarse crumbs; stir in pecans. Sprinkle evenly over batter.
- Bake 25-30 minutes or until center is set. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Using foil, lift out of pan. Cut into bars.