Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars
Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars
If you’re looking for an easy, chewy and delicious oat bar recipe, then try these Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars! I just know you’ll love them.
I have loved Starbucks Oat Bars for ever. They’re just SO delicious…oat-y, sweet and rich, but expensive when you end up buying one every time you grab a coffee. So I knew I had to create a recipe so that I could make them at home, and that’s exactly what I did. I have tried and tested a few different oat bar recipes over the years, and I’ve finally ended up with a variation of them that we love! Now you can make this homemade version of the popular Starbucks oat bars at home too.
Made with simple ingredients.
These oat bars are made with the most simple ingredients, all of which you likely have in your pantry already. Quick oats, butter, brown sugar, vanilla and sweetened condensed milk…the combination is decadent!
Quick and easy to make!
These oatmeal bars are so simple to make…with just a few minutes of prep, and 15 or so minutes of baking time, they’re ready to be cut into 25 bite-sized bars, or 15 bigger bars. Perfect when you need a quick snack!
Perfect for snacks and lunches.
Delicious, chewy, and oat-y, these nut-free bars are perfect for lunch boxes, snacks and with your morning coffee or tea. I like to make a batch on Sunday so we have them to enjoy throughout the week ahead. They are a great option for make ahead breakfast oat bars, and perfect for kids lunches!
Oat Bar Recipe Tips
- OATS: Make sure to use quick oats, not rolled oats!
- SUGAR: If you want to use less sugar, try using 1/3 cup of brown sugar. You can also use maple syrup instead of brown sugar.
- BUTTER: Use salted butter. If you use unsalted butter add 1/8 tsp more salt. I have also made these with melted coconut oil and they are delicious…but be aware that the bars will have a slight coconut flavour if you use it.
- BAKING TIP: These bars are a little crumbly. Just make sure to get the oat mixture batter patted down into the pan really well before baking, patted down and right into the corners of the pan.
- STORAGE: Keep these bars at room temperature in an airtight container for up to 4 days.
- FREEZING: These oat bars freeze well. Pack into a freezer bag or airtight container and freeze for up to 2 months.
- OPTIONAL ADD-INS: Feel free to add chocolate chips (milk chocolate, dark chocolate or white chocolate), about 1/2 cup.
- GLUTEN FREE: These are naturally gluten free if you use gf varieties of oats.
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Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups quick oats, pulsed in a food processor for a few seconds, until they are like coarse meal
- 2 cups quick oats
- 1/8 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 325 degrees F.
- Line an 8×8 square baking tin with parchment paper. Set aside.
- As mentioned above, pulse 1 1/2 cups of quick oats in a food processor for a few seconds, until they are like coarse meal.1 1/2 cups quick oats, pulsed in a food processor for a few seconds, until they are like coarse meal
- In a large mixing bowl combine the ground oats with the remaining 2 cups of quick oats and salt.2 cups quick oats, 1/8 tsp salt
- In a small saucepan over low heat melt the butter.1/2 cup butter
- Then stir in the brown sugar and sweetened condensed milk. Stir until combined. Be careful not to boil the mixture, you just want everything combined, but not cooked.1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk, 1/2 cup sweetened condensed milk
- Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla.1 tsp vanilla extract
- Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and mix well.
- Press the mixture into the parchment paper lined prepared pan, making sure to spread the mixture evenly.
- Bake for 15 – 18 minutes. The edges should be slightly golden brown.
- Let the squares cool for about 10 minutes, then remove them from the pan and cut into 25 squares.
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Have a delicious day!
I used sweetened condensed oat milk for this since my husband can’t handle dairy and it was very tasty!
These oat bars look absolutely amazing! I’ve been a huge fan of Starbucks oat bars for ages, but the cost really adds up. I can’t wait to try this recipe at home and indulge in these even better homemade versions. The combination of quick oats, butter, brown sugar, and sweetened condensed milk sounds incredibly decadent and irresistible. I’ll definitely make sure to pat down the oat mixture really well before baking to avoid any crumbliness. Thanks for sharing this fantastic recipe!
Thanks for experimenting and posting your version of these oat bars. I’ve never had them and thought they were delicious. If they were just for me, I would reduce the sugar as you mentioned in your narration; seems as I’ve gotten older, I have less of a sweet tooth. My second batch, I upped the salt (kosher) to 1/4 tsp as I used unsalted butter, added 1/2 tsp cinnamon, and threw in some hemp hearts-very yummy as well. Since I have the time, next time I might brown the butter, pre-toast the oats and add chia seed along with the hemp hearts for the added nutrition, although will have to keep the sugar the same because my sweetheart has a sweet tooth. Thanks again!
Amazing!!
I stumbled upon this recipe after Googling “recipes with sweetened condensed oat milk” since I had bought some a while back and needed to use it up. I’ve never had a Starbuck’s oat bar so I had nothing to compare it to, but they turned out SO good. I browned the butter, added a little cinnamon, and of course substituted the regular SCM for oat-SCM. They taste like if a warm, gooey granola bar and an oatmeal cookie had a baby. Chef’s kiss! I want to make these again but with those puffed rice/grain(?) things you find on some granola bars. I think it would also taste really good if you substituted the brown sugar with honey. Wonderful recipe, and it keeps people boycotting Starbucks if they can just make these themselves at home! 🍉