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These are cranberry orange oatmeal breakfast bars. With juicy tart cranberries, citrus orange and warm cinnamon spices. These breakfast bars are the perfect healthy option for days you’re on-the-go.
How many of you find yourself at the grocery store on the protein bar isle on a Sunday afternoon, trying to decide what bars you want eat for breakfast the coming week? Breakfast bars or granola bars are so easy to grab and go for the morning.
Although it is hard to beat the convenience of a packaged protein bar for an early morning commute, it was still a bit hard for me to justify my weekly breakfast purchases. When we looked at the ingredients of the breakfast bars we were buying, we knew we could make an even healthier version that kept us fuller longer.
This post is all about cranberry orange oatmeal breakfast bars.
The Best Cranberry Orange Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
What makes our breakfast bars different from store bought breakfast bars?
There are three things we couldn’t find in a store bought breakfast bar. We wanted to make a breakfast bar that:
- Kept us full for hours
- was packed with nutritious and amazing ingredients
- would save us money each week
This challenge to have a breakfast bar that checked all these boxes sparked this recipe idea. It led me to start experimenting in the kitchen to create an EASY and DELICIOUS breakfast bar I could make for a week of breakfasts!
These bars can be easily whipped up for a fraction of the price of a packaged store-bought breakfast bar AND are arguably more delicious!
These chewy Coconut Cranberry Orange Breakfast Bars are the perfect filling on-the go breakfast or snack! The candied dried orange slices and cranberries pack these breakfast bars with refreshing citrusy sweet notes.
What’s in these breakfast bars?
Oats: This makes this bar hearty and delicious. After all, what’s a breakfast bar without some oatmeal? Oats will help you stay fuller for longer too!
Dried cranberries: We love adding the addition of dried cranberries to these bars. They add the perfect punch of tartness.
Dried orange slices: These dried orange slices add a tasty flavor of citrus and pair so perfectly with the cranberries.
Almond butter: This acts as a binding agent, but also gives the breakfast bars a richer flavor. This will also help you stay fuller longer throughout the morning as well.
Coconut sugar: When we can add coconut sugar to a recipe we do! It creates a caramel flavor, which is so delicious!
This post is all about the best cranberry orange oatmeal breakfast bars.
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The Best Coconut Cranberry Orange Breakfast Bars
Candied dried orange slices and cranberries pack these breakfast bars with refreshing citrusy sweet notes. Coconut, orange and cranberry just scream warmer weather flavors!! These coconut cranberry orange breakfast bars are chewy, full of flavor and filling.
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars 1x
Ingredients
Wet Ingredients
- 2 medium ripe bananas
- 2 eggs
- 1 tbsp coconut oil (,melted)
- 1/3 cup almond butter
- 2 tbsp honey
- 1 tsp vanilla
Dry Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 pinch kosher salt
- 1/4 cup unsweetened shredded coconut (-will need 2 Tbsp coconut flakes extra to top bars)
- 1/4 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup candied dried orange rings (,chopped in small pieces)
- 1 tbsp coconut sugar (-to sprinkle on top)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Line an 8×8 inch baking pan with parchment paper. I find with these bars that lining the pan vs greasing the pan makes removal of the bars much easier in the end. But, if you don’t have parchment paper on hand, greasing the pan works just as well – just make sure you get in the pan edges!
- Add bananas to a large mixing bowl. For this step you can use a handheld or stand electric mixer. Add in egg, almond butter, melted coconut oil, honey and vanilla. Mix until combined.
- Next add in the oats, baking soda and powder, pinch of salt and cinnamon*.
- Stop the mixer, scrape the edges of the bowl with a rubber spatula and mix for about 10 more seconds. Just to make sure that you have everything thoroughly mixed.
- Remove bowl from stand mixer. Using the spatula, stir in coconut, cranberries, and chopped candied oranges.
- Pour the bar batter into the baking pan and spread out into an even layer.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until the top and edges are slightly browned.
- Cool for 45 minutes or until set and the bars feel more firm to the touch. It may take longer than 45 minutes for the bars to completely set.
- Slice into bars. This should make about 10-12bars depending on the size you choose to slice them.
Notes
Notes:
*I loveeee cinnamon and always want a stronger flavor when baking with it. I tend to ‘eyeball’ how much I add and mostly that is more than 1 tsp! Ha!
Toppings: Sprinkle with coconut sugar and some more shredded coconut on top – this will add a bit more sweetness and texture.
Storage: Sote in an airtight container. They are good up to one week.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 20 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American
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