Thursday, September 30, 2010

Breakfast Bars

The Engineer had been hounding me to make breakfast cookies for about two weeks when I finally set aside a time to make them.  Then, low and behold, there were no rice crispies in the entire house.  Before mutiny erupted, I did a bit of fiddling with a few recipes, taking into account what ingredients actually were in the house this time and came up with a breakfast bar.  The nice thing about these bars is their versatility.  I also like bars versus cookies for saving time.  So, I give you the breakfast bar that saved the day:
You can add nuts, chocolate chips, coconut or any dried fruit...depending on what you have in your cupboard.  You could also mix in some spices or even flavorings like almond or orange. The bars are quite filling, though the boys in my family who have just entered the "I am always hungry" stage ate again two hours later.  They do that no matter what they eat, though.  

Breakfast Bars
1 stick butter
3/4 cup brown sugar
2 eggs
1 1/2 tsp vanilla
1 cup oatmeal
1 1/2 cups AP flour
2 Tbsp All Bran cereal
1 cup golden raisins
Beat the butter and sugar.  Add the eggs and vanilla or other flavoring and mix well.  Mix in the oatmeal, All Bran and flour followed by the raisins....or any other add ins.  Spread into a greased 9X9 pan.  Bake 350 degrees for 35 minutes or until golden brown.

25 comments:

Joseph's Grainery Recipes said...

Looks like a fun way to start a day!

Monet said...

I would love to have one of these with my morning cup of coffee. You could add so many different ingredients to these bars. I have some dried cranberries that would be perfect in this mix. Thank you for sharing love!

gnee @ Singing With Birds said...

These are marvelous! I want one right now and can't wait for breakfast!

Belinda said...

I bet that one satisfied his healthy sweet tooth!

Alina said...

This looks wholesome and chewy. I love eating breakfast and snacking throughout the entire day. This bar would be perfect!

-Alina

es65 said...

Those look like my kind of breakfast. I love having breakfast bars, muffins, etc on hand.

katerina said...

Isn't it amazing what happens with boys? They never seem to be full. I always say that they have a small shark in their stomach that eats most of what is going down there. Your bars apart from their versatility whic is an asset they look crunchy and great as well.

Heather said...

Mmm...these look great!

ravienomnoms said...

Yum, looks like a great breakfast!

ladyyjae said...

haha I love how you started this post "my engineer has been hounding me" - haha and you finally gave in to make it for him right??

this looks great for breakfast - simple and easy eh? healthy too! I need some of these too!

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Evan B said...

Simple and delicious. I love having something in the morning that's filling so I don't have to snack all morning long till lunch!

Something Wilde said...

Yum - I've been looking for a recipe for breakfast bars...will have to give these a try!

Emily Malloy said...

Yumm! Coulda used that this morning. I ran out the door forgetting breakfast!

Susieqtpies said...

Yum! These look great! Im always looking for breakfast ideas!

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Debbi Does Dinner Healthy said...

These sound GOOD! I love breakfast bars and adding different things, thanks!

Drick said...

nothing better than to mettle with recipes, I do it all the time and this one is a definitely keeper

Joanne said...

I like bars in general all the time, and I'll take any excuse to eat them for breakfast! These sound delicious.

Debbie said...

Those look great. I've made granola tons of times but never bars.

Julie said...

Wow, these sound good and, like you said, versatile! Thanks for sharing at Family Food Fridays, hope to see you again next week. :)

Beth said...

What a nice treat for breakfast! They look great.

All That I'm Eating said...

This is a really useful recipe. It's so good to make your own things like this. What a nice way to start a day.

Melodie said...

I love versatile yummy things like this that can double as snacks. Thanks for linking to Vegetarian Foodie Fridays!

Debbie said...

I always grab a granola bar for breakfast, it would be nice to make some homemade ones, thanks!

The Mom Chef said...

These do look fantastic. Our daughter has been cutting it close as far as being ready for preschool so this would be the perfect thing for her to grab and run out the door with. Thanks for passing it along.

Jerri said...

What a wonderful recipe! Thanks for linking up for Friday Favorites!

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