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Vanilla Almond Butter Oat Bars with Pear
Chewy, golden oat bars with a nutty almond-butter richness, soft pockets of pear and warm vanilla in every bite.

- Oven
- 1 hr · 15 min hands-on
- Serves 4
- Vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Dairy-free
- 31–45 g carbs
- Sodium 600 mg or less
- Sat fat 4 g or less
- 500 calories or less
Ingredients
- 1⅓ cups110 gOld-fashioned rolled oats
- 2½ tbsp40 gAlmond butter, no salt addedstirred well
- ¾ cup sliced120 gPearsfinely diced
- 1 large50 gEggsbeaten
- 3½ tbsp (50 ml)60 gAlmond milk, unsweetened
- 2 tbsp packed25 gBrown sugarpacked
- 2 tsp8 gVanilla extract
- ¾ tsp3 gBaking powder
- ¼ tsp0.5 gGround nutmeg
- ⅛ tsp1 gSalt
- ¾ tsp3 gCanola oilfor greasing
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Brush an 8x4-inch loaf pan with the canola oil and line it with a strip of parchment.
- In a large bowl, whisk the almond butter, brown sugar, egg, almond milk and vanilla until smooth.
- In a second bowl, stir together the oats, baking powder, nutmeg and salt.
- Add the oat mixture to the almond butter mixture and stir until no dry oats remain, then fold in the pear.
- Spread the batter evenly in the pan and press it flat with a spatula.
- Bake 25 to 30 minutes, until the edges are golden and a toothpick in the center comes out clean.
- Cool in the pan on a rack for 20 minutes, then lift out with 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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