Hey guys - I am so excited to share my first post with you about a great dessert/snack I tried for my family this week! It started with a generous gift of some gluten-free steel cut oats from a family member.
I enthusiastically searched Pintrest for ideas. I began to get discouraged when I only saw recipes for oatmeal. TRUTH - I am not an oatmeal fan. It is one of those foods that I wish I liked more but I just can’t get into it for some reason. All hope seemed lost as I scrolled down my screen until I came upon this delicious treat. The official name of these delicious beauties is “Extra Chewy Steel Cut Oat Bars” (original enough for you?) ;) Besides my excitement to know I could use these oats for something other than oatmeal, I was so glad to find this recipe to use for my kids. I noticed that they had been consuming some store bought granola bars a little too much lately and I was happy to know I could give them something that was a little healthier for them.
The process - As the recipe suggested, I used my blender to grind the oats up a bit before I put everything else together. I am SO GLAD I did too! TRUTH - I have not used steel cut oats for ANYTHING before; probably because I never planned to make homemade oatmeal and I had no idea what their texture would be like. I have to say, I can see why the steel would be necessary to cut these oats! After the grinding was done, which only took about 30 seconds, everything else came together rather quickly and easily; which I was glad for because I had spend more time in the kitchen than I had planned for already and all I wanted to do was go sit on my couch and enjoy some Netflix. :P
The recipe - I liked it. I will defiantly use it again but I don’t know if I will do it as soon as next week. TRUTH - I LOVE variety and really enjoying having different foods each week. Still, I would highly recommend that you give it a try, especially if you are looking for a healthy anytime of day snack or dessert for yourself or the kiddos.
UPDATE --- it has been two weeks since I made these bars and I am wishing I had some right now! I should have doubled the recipe and frozen some. Note for next time :)
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