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Cocoa Cherry Walnut Baked Oat Bars

Chewy, chocolatey oat bars studded with juicy fresh cherries, tangy-sweet raisins and toasty walnuts, with a soft applesauce-and-pear crumb.

Cocoa Cherry Walnut Baked Oat Bars

Ingredients

  • 1¼ cups100 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
  • ¾ cup sliced120 gPearsfinely grated
  • ½ cup pitted80 gSweet cherrieshalved
  • ¼ cup35 gRaisins
  • 3½ tbsp chopped25 gWalnutschopped
  • 1 large50 gEggs
  • 2½ tbsp40 gUnsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tbsp25 gMaple syrup
  • 3 tbsp15 gUnsweetened cocoa powder
  • 2¼ tsp10 gCanola oil
  • 1 tsp4 gVanilla extract
  • ½ tsp1 gGround cinnamon
  • ¾ tsp3 gBaking powder
  • ⅛ tsp0.5 gSalt

Steps

  1. Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a small loaf pan or 6-inch square pan with parchment.
  2. In a large bowl, whisk the egg, applesauce, grated pear, maple syrup, canola oil and vanilla until smooth.
  3. In a second bowl, stir together the oats, unsweetened cocoa powder, cinnamon, baking powder and salt until the cocoa is evenly mixed in.
  4. Stir the cocoa-oat mixture into the wet mixture until no dry streaks remain.
  5. Fold in the cherries, raisins and walnuts.
  6. Spread the batter evenly in the pan and press it flat.
  7. Bake 25 to 28 minutes, until the center is set and a toothpick comes out clean.
  8. Cool in the pan 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.

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

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

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