7-layer magic oatmeal bars
If you like morning glory muffins and 7-layer magic bars as much as I do, prepare to fall hard for these 7-layer oatmeal bars. I packed them full of good-for-you ingredients, like rolled oats, carrots, and apples, and sweetened them with just the right amount with maple syrup and golden raisins.
Enjoy a slice warmed up for breakfast with a splash of steamed milk, or grab a slice cold from the fridge and serve with chilled milk instead. They’re the perfect thing to meal prep for the week (and they come together fast).
what are the 7 layers?
- While the inspiration to layer these bars may have come from magic bars, the ingredients are much more suitable for breakfast 🙂 they are:
1. grated Honeycrisp apple - 2. golden raisins
- 3. rolled oat mixture (oats, baking powder, cinnamon, salt)
- 4. shredded, unsweetened coconut
- 5. grated carrot
- 6. toasted and chopped walnuts or pecans
- 7. milk mixture (milk, eggs, maple syrup, orange zest, vanilla)
more nourishing breakfasts to try:
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- soft-baked blueberry muffin oatmeal bars
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- cottage cheese breakfast burrito
- high-protein cottage cheese cinnamon toast
see it in action…
7-layer magic oatmeal bars
makes 9 bars
Ingredients
- nonstick cooking spray
- 2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 2 cups unsweetened almond milk (or milk of your choice)
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
- zest of 1 orange
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 Honeycrisp apple, grated (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup golden raisins
- 1/2 cup shredded, unsweetened coconut
- 1 medium carrot, peeled and grated (about 1 cup)
- 1/2 cup walnuts or pecans, toasted and chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F. Coat an 8×8-inch baking dish with cooking spray.
- Stir together the oats, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk together the milk, eggs, maple syrup, orange zest, and vanilla in a large bowl.
- Layer the ingredients in the prepared baking dish in the following order: apple, raisins, oat mixture, coconut, carrots, nuts, milk mixture.
- Bake until puffed and set, 35 to 40 minutes. Let sit 10 minutes before slicing into 9 squares. Serve warm with steamed milk (or reheat in the microwave with a splash of milk) or cold with chilled milk. The bars will keep in the fridge, covered, for up to 5 days.
This looks delicious! Could you sub soy milk for almond milk?
Absolutely!! Enjoy!
Thanks so much! I always love your recipes. Can’t wait to make these today!