Easy Oatmeal Raisin Bars

A delicious chewy bar packed full of flavour. A great way to start or end the day!

Course Desserts & Sweets
Prep. Time 10 mins
Cooking Time 30 mins
Yields 12 bars

Preparation
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Preparation

What You Need

3/4 cup (180 ml) packed brown sugar

2 eggs

1 1/4 cups (310 ml) milk

1/4 cup (60 ml) melted butter

1 tsp (5 ml) grated orange rind

2 tsp (10 ml) vanilla extract

2 cups (500 ml) all-purpose flour

1 1/2 cups (375 ml) raisins

1 cup (250 ml) quick-cooking rolled oats

1 tbsp (15 ml) baking powder

2 tsp (10 ml) cinnamon

1/4 tsp (1 ml) salt

Topping:

2/3 cup (160 ml) chopped walnuts

1/2 cup (125 ml) quick-cooking rolled oats

1/2 cup (125 ml) packed brown sugar

2 tbsp (30 ml) melted butter

1 tsp (5 ml) cinnamon

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 ºF (180 ºC). Lightly grease or spray 13 x 9 inch (33 x 23 cm) metal baking pan.

Topping:
In small bowl, combine walnuts, rolled oats, brown sugar, melted butter and cinnamon until crumbly; set aside.

Bars:
In large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, eggs, milk, melted butter, orange rind and vanilla extract. Without stirring, add flour, raisins and oats. Sprinkle with baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Stir just until moistened.

Pour into prepared pan; smoothing top. Sprinkle with topping. Bake for 30 min or until tester comes out clean.

Let cool in pan. Cut into bars.

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Nutritional Info

Per serving

Energy: 392 Calories
Protein: 7 g
Carbohydrate: 66 g
Fat: 12 g
Fibre: 3.1 g
Sodium: 190 mg

Top 5 nutrients provided by a serving of this recipe

Nutrient (% DV)*

Calcium: 11 % / 118 mg
Thiamin: 22 %
Magnesium: 21 %
Iron: 20 %
Folate: 18 %

* Note: The daily value (DV) is established by Health Canada and corresponds to the daily quantity recommended for each nutrient. The percentage of the daily value (% DV) indicates the proportion of the nutrient provided by a serving of the recipe, in comparison with the quantity recommended.

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