Gluten-Free Oatmeal Spice Bars
Delightfully chewy and fragrant, these gluten-free oat spice bars are lightly sweetened with banana, no-calorie sweetener, molasses and raisins.
Servings: 12
Calories: 130
Ingredients
- 1 medium ripe banana, mashed
- 1 tablespoon canola oil
- 1 tablespoon molasses
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 large egg whites
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ½ cup almond meal (or almond flour)
- ⅔ cup Truvia Baking Blend (or favorite 0-calorie sweetener)
- ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- ¾ teaspoon baking soda
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ cup raisins, chopped
- 1 cup crispy rice cereal
Instructions
- Place baking rack in lower third of oven and preheat to 350F degrees. Lightly spray a 9x9-inch baking pan with nonstick spray or line pan with parchment paper and lightly spray.
- In a medium mixing bowl, stir together the mashed banana, oil, molasses, vanilla and egg whites until thoroughly combined.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the oats, almond flour, no-calorie sweetener, nutmeg, cinnamon, baking soda and baking powder until well mixed.
- Pour the banana mixture into the oat mixture and mix well. Stir in the raisins and crispy rice cereal.
- Spoon mixture into prepared pan and smooth into an even layer.
- Bake until golden and a toothpick inserted near the center comes out clean, about 15-20 minutes.
- Cool in a pan on wire rack for about 5 minutes before cutting into bars and removing from pan to cool completely. Alternatively, if you've lined the pan with parchment you can lift the bars from the pan and place on a cutting board. Cut into 12 bars and place on a wire rack to cool completely.
- Store any leftover bars in an airtight container at room temperature.
Recipe Notes
Chopping raisins can quickly get a little sticky. To chop your raisins quickly and easily, be sure you are using a sharp knife and give the knife blade a few squirts of nonstick spray and lightly grease with olive oil. This will ensure the knife glides through the raisins while chopping and that they don't end up stuck to the knife.
If you don't have almond flour or almond meal, you can easily make your own. Simple place whole almonds in a food processor or high-powered blender (such as VitaMix), and process until they are the texture of coarse sand (for almond meal) or a little finer (for almond flour).
Serving size: 1 oatmeal spice bar
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3 *PointsPlus (Old plan)
Nutrition Facts
Gluten-Free Oatmeal Spice Bars
Amount Per Serving (1 oatmeal bar)
Calories 130
Calories from Fat 45
% Daily Value*
Fat 5g8%
Carbohydrates 19g6%
Fiber 3g12%
Protein 4g8%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.