Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars
It's true, these oat bars are Even Better Than Starbucks Oat Bars! Made with simple ingredients you can have a batch ready to enjoy in less than 30 minutes!
Servings 25 squares
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 8x8 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.