Chewy Oat Bar

Hello Foodies,

Today I'm back with a comparable recipe to the Starbucks Oat Bar. This buttery, creamy and semi-sweet chewy goodness. Great for snacks and breakfast on the go. I don't necessarily make them into a bar form, sometimes I just roll them into 1" balls and call it a day.

Here's what you'll need:

1 cup quick oats
1 cup quick oats, blended into a coarse flour in a food processor/blender
1/4 cup butter, unsalted
1/2 tsp salt
4 tbsp cinnamon (optional)
1 tbsp vanilla extract
2 tbsp raw honey
2 tbsp agave nectar
2 tbsp golden cane sugar
2 tbsp hot water

In a saucepan melt butter at medium/high heat. Add salt, vanilla, honey, agave nectar, cane sugar and bring to a boil. Once it is boiling, turn the heat down to low and cook for another minute. Make sure your liquid is not sticking to the saucepan, stir to melt the sugar.

In a large bowl mix 1 cup of quick oats with the other cup of blended quick oat flour. Mix well with cinnamon.

Pour the hot liquid into the dry ingredients and mix well. Add hot water, 1 tablespoon at a time until you've reached your desired consistency. NOTE: You may need more than 2 tbsps of hot water. Add more water if the mixture is too dry or if you like it to be more chewy.

In a greased rectangular pan, press the mixture into the pan and level off with your hands or a spatula. Or you can take a spoonful and roll it into a ball, repeat till you have a cookie sheet full of them.

Place in fridge for at least 1 hour to set. Remove from fridge and cut into squares. Store in an air tight container.

Hope you like my take on the delightful Starbuck's snack.

Enjoy!

Vivian
YourInnerGreek