Almond Cranberry White Chocolate Oat Bars

If you thought my Ridiculously Easy Peanut Butter Chocolate Oat Treats were yummy and simple to make, then you NEED to try these! Even easier and quite delicious. Surprise someone for Valentine’s day or make them just because……

Ingredients:

1 cup oats (old fashioned, not quick)(*use a gluten-free oats such as Bob's Red Mill if you are on a gluten-free diet)
½ cup creamy or crunchy unsalted natural almond butter (I used Trader Joes Raw Unsalted Crunchy)
½ cup light pancake syrup
2 tablespoons white chocolate chips)(*use a gluten-free oats such as Nestle if you are on a gluten-free diet)
2 tablespoons dried cranberries
½ teaspoon vanilla
2 tablespoons shredded unsweetened coconut (optional)
Wax or parchment paper

Directions:

In a medium sized bowl, combine the maple syrup, vanilla and almond butter and mix well. Stir in the oats, white chocolate chips and cranberries and mix some more. Press mixture into an 8 by 8 inch pan. (Lining the pan with a large rectangular piece of parchment paper, placing the mixture on one side and then folding the paper over to press down works nicely since the dough is so sticky.) Chill in the fridge for an hour or more (if you can wait that long!) and cut into squares and serve. Store in the fridge.

Makes 16 squares

Serving size: 1/16th of recipe with coconut Calories 95 Protein 3 g Carb 10 g Fiber 1 g Sugars 5 g Fat 6 g Saturated fat 1 g Sodium 24 mg

Serving size: 1/16th of recipe without coconut Calories 90 Protein 3 g Carb 10 g Fiber 1 g Sugars 5 g Fat 5 g Saturated fat <1 g Sodium 24 mg