Low Fat Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Bars Recipe
A great recipe for quick and easy healthier low fat oatmeal chocolate chip squares that turn out moist and chewy.
Servings: 16
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 tablespoons canola oil
- 1/4 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 3/4 cup dark brown sugar
- 1 large egg
- 3 tablespoons non-fat milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1-1/4 cups rolled oats (quick or old-fashioned), uncooked
- 3/4 cup semi sweet chocolate chips
Instructions
- Position an oven rack in the center of the oven and heat oven to 375F degrees.
- Pull out a 8 x 8-inch pan. Spray with nonstick cooking spray or for super easy cleanup, line it with aluminum foil and spray the foil.
- In a bowl, whisk together the flour, whole wheat flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oil, applesauce, and brown sugar together until creamy and well blended.
- Add the egg, milk and vanilla and whisk until well blended.
- Add the flour mixture and stir with a wooden spoon just until the dry ingredients are moistened. Stir in the oats and chocolate chips and mix well.
- Press the dough onto the bottom of your prepared 8 x 8-inch pan
- Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until light golden brown. (Don't over-bake or they will be dry.)
- Remove from the oven and cool completely in the pan.
- Cut into 16 squares.
- Once completely cool, store tightly covered.
Notes
Serving size: 1 cookie bar (1/16h recipe)
WW Points: 7
Check your WW Points for this recipe and track it in the WW app.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 SmartPoints (Green plan) 7 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 6 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Substitutions and Variations I love this super-easy low fat healthier bar cookie recipe. It's so simple and delicious. You can modify this recipe in lots of ways.
(Must be logged into WW on a smartphone or tablet.) 7 SmartPoints (Green plan) 7 SmartPoints (Blue plan) 6 SmartPoints (Purple plan) 4 PointsPlus (Old plan) Substitutions and Variations I love this super-easy low fat healthier bar cookie recipe. It's so simple and delicious. You can modify this recipe in lots of ways.
- I like to use a combination of all-purpose and wholegrain flour but use whatever you like best. Barley and oat flour are good choices.
- Reduce the WW Points in these dessert bars by substituting the brown sugar with your favorite zero calorie brown sugar sweetener (Truvia Sweet Complete Brown, Swerve Brown Sugar Replacement, etc.).
- You can use whatever kind of chips you like or a combination. I think half peanut butter chips and half chocolate chips or half butterscotch and half chocolate would be great.
- Add your favorite chopped nuts and/or dried fruit, but if you are a Weight Watchers member, adjust your Points value accordingly.
Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie bar | Calories: 111kcal | Carbohydrates: 16.8g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 11mg | Sodium: 95mg | Potassium: 96mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin A: 26IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 29mg | Iron: 1mg