Happy 1st day of September! Hope everyone is having a fabulous week, I know I sure am. Amidst packing, shopping, working out, errands and MORE packing, I’ve still found time to devote to my little kitchen prior to my departure to Smith Mountain Lake…my last little fling before the summer is finally over.
With that said, I specifically made these deliciously addicting Cranberry-Oatmeal Bars as a request from Shoshana from the blog Shosh and the City who actually writes for a New York magazine The Resident! She wanted to do a piece on healthy oatmeal recipes and asked if she could feature me! Umm duh. I quickly replied “YES” and the search began to find the most delicious oatmeal recipe out there.
These bars were the perfect choice as not only do they taste delicious, but they’re healthy, super easy to make and they’re the perfect breakfast meal to grab on the go! Make them the night before and you have your breakfast planned out for the week, which is something I’m definitely in need of as I’m usually rushing too much to make breakfast…sigh
Ingredients
Crust:
- 1 cup all-purpose flour (4 oz)
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1/4 tsp. baking soda
- 1/4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 6 Tbsp butter, melted
- 3 Tbsp orange juice
- Cooking spray
Filling:
- 1 1/3 cups dried cranberries (6 oz)
- 3/4 cup light sour cream
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. vanilla extract
- 1/2 tsp. grated orange rind
- 1 large egg white, lightly beaten
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- To prepare crust, combine flour and the next 5 ingredients (through cinnamon) into a medium bowl. Stir well with a whisk until combined. Drizzle melted butter and orange juice over flour mixture, stirring until moistened (mixture will be crumbly). Reserve 1/2 cup of oat mixture. Press remaining oat mixture into the bottom of an 11 x 7-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
- To prepare filling, combine cranberries, sour cream, granulated sugar, and remaining ingredients in a medium bowl, stirring well. Spread cranberry mixture over prepared crust and sprinkle reserved oat mixture evenly over filling.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 40 minutes or until edges are golden. Cool completely in a pan on a wire rack. Enjoy!
Notes
Serving Size: 1 square • Calories: 133 • Fat: 4.6 g • Carbs: 21.9 g • Fiber: 0.9 g • Protein: 1.5 g • WW Points+: 4 pts
So I hope everyone has a super fun Labor Day weekend! I leave for the lake tomorrow and will be gone the whole week (weeee!), but I have some amazing guest bloggers to share with you while I’m gone. Please think of me while I’m lying out on the boat sipping cocktails and jamming out to my iPod 🙂
Jealous yet??
Looking forward to coming back and sharing my trip with you all!!
Those look awesome! Just curious what is considered “one square” for the weight watchers points+? I will definitely be trying these!
This was soo yummy. The filling was almost like frosting! I used plain yogurt instead of sour cream, almond meal instead of regular flour and added a bit of ground flax seed. Something made mine a bit soggier but still really good just had to eat it with a fork 🙂 Thanks!
Hi there! I love the way you photographed your food! Great photography. I was wondering if I would be able to use the second photo for a school project?
Thanks for your time 🙂
Hi Barbara! Feel free to replace the sour cream with plain Greek yogurt! 🙂
Hi there, I really want to try your recipe but I want to know if you can omit the sour cream in the filling? Would I have to replace it with something else or just leave it as is?
Thanks!
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This looks ridiculously good. Definitely making this tonight!
Lovely looking bars! I was looking for something to similar to make for breakfast or a mid-morning snack. I wonder if i could use fresh cranberries as I have loads. Great recipe, thank you!
These are absolutely gorgeous, the second time I made them I used half Stevia and half sugar and only had to use half the butter too, so even more skinny!!!!! Any more bar/ cake recipes please??? 🙂