These are my new favorite homemade Larabars:
Only, they’re not really Larabars at all.
I stumbled upon the recipe while making Hot Fudge Brownie Larabars.
The hot-fudge Larabars used to be my favorite. But their place has now been usurped… by a non-chocolate bar?! Yes, these oatmeal cookie bars are so good I like them better than the chocolate flavors! I’m a disgrace to my chocolate-covered blog.
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Larabars
Oatmeal Raisin Cookie Larabars
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raisins (80g)
- 6 tbsp quick oats (30g)
- 1/2 cup raw walnuts (40g)
- 1/8 tsp plus 1/16 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp pure vanilla extract
Instructions
Pulverize the oats in a food processor, then add all other ingredients and blend very well. Form into balls or bars. (If you want, you can portion the dough into plastic bags before smushing the bars, so your hands don’t get sticky.) This recipe makes a little over three Larabar-sized (45g) bars. I like to double the recipe—the bars last at least two weeks in the fridge. They can also be frozen. **My recipe always turns out sticky, but a few commenters said theirs turned out dry, which makes me suspect they probably just need to process longer. (If for some reason they are still too dry, add just a tiny bit of water and process again.)
Do you have any favorite “non-chocolate” snacks?
If a certain favorite snack of mine doesn’t have chocolate, it’ll probably either have peanut butter or coconut. But really, most of my favorite snacks have chocolate!
Here’s a list of all the Homemade Larabars Flavors.
I made these with dried cranberries instead of raisins and they turned out really tasty. I had to add a little extra of the cranberries so the mixture would hold together into balls though – about 1 1/2 T extra. Yum!
microwave / oven?
none. once blended you eat!
I bought from Whole Foods the other day Spiced Ginger Detox Raw Bars with the ingredients:
Walnuts
Dates
Almonds
Ginger
Cinnamon
Cloves
What measurements would you recommend for each ingredient? I need to recreate them!
What brand of quick oats do you recommend? Thanks!
I recall her mentioning before that she uses Quaker.
Can you please tell me what brand of quick oats you recommend? Thanks!
I just made these and I love how easy they are! They taste good (my 3 kiddos love them) so a keeper for sure! I made them try one BEFORE I told them what was in them. 😉 Do these sit out well, or do they need to be kept cold?
wow. i can’t even begin to explain how good this is. wow. just try it. whoever you are. (i did almonds and cashews instead of walnuts cause i don’t have any)
Hi Katie! these caught my attention and I’ve made them and put them on my blog, but I added in cinnamon and used unsweetened golden raisins instead! Thanks so much for the recipe 🙂 love your blog
http://perpetualnomming.blogspot.com/2013/03/oatmeal-raisin-cookie-larabars.html
I just made these and they are fabulous! I ended up doubling the recipe. Since I’m not crazy about raisins but needed the sticky ness I only used 1/4 cup an d then added 1/4 cup dates and 1/2 cup cranberries. They were perfect! Thanks Katie 🙂
I tripled this recipe and added ground flax, cinnamon, egg white protein powder and some water to stick it together as mine didn’t combine well without the added water. I also added some small dark chocolate chips and I cooked these little balls for 6 minutes in a 350 degree oven since I added the water. YUM! Thanks so much! My vegan daughter loves them!!!!!! As I can have no wheat, I also love these little gems!