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Chewy Vanilla Almond Butter Oat Bars

Toasty, chewy oat bars with a nutty almond-butter vanilla base, crisp edges and pockets of melty chocolate.

Chewy Vanilla Almond Butter Oat Bars

Ingredients

  • 1½ cups120 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • 3 tbsp48 gAlmond butter, no salt addedstirred well
  • ¼ cup60 gUnsweetened applesauce
  • 1 large33 gEgg whites
  • 2 tbsp packed25 gBrown sugarpacked
  • 1½ tsp6 gVanilla extract
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp1 gBaking soda
  • ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
  • 3½ tbsp36 gSemisweet chocolate chipsdivided
  • ½ tsp2 gCanola oilfor the pan

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Brush a 8x4-inch loaf pan with the canola oil and line it with a parchment sling.
  2. In a medium bowl, whisk the almond butter, applesauce, egg white, brown sugar and vanilla until smooth; this is the wet mixture.
  3. In a second bowl, stir together the oats, cinnamon, baking soda and salt.
  4. Fold the oat mixture into the wet mixture, then fold in two-thirds of the chocolate chips.
  5. Press the batter firmly and evenly into the pan, then scatter the remaining one-third of the chocolate chips over the top and press them in lightly.
  6. Bake 22 to 25 minutes, until the edges are golden and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
  7. Cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes, lift out by the parchment and cut into 4 bars.

Check labels: Gluten-free when you buy old-fashioned rolled oats labeled gluten-free.

Check labels: Dairy-free when you buy semisweet chocolate chips made without milk.

Contains: Egg, Tree nuts. Some brands contain milk, gluten, soy.

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Saved in the Every Helping recipe book on October 24, 2026.

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