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 got cocky with this recipe and decided to make it in my Nutribullet instead of my old, trusty food processor and I burnt out the motor of my Nutribullet (may she RIP). On the bright side, these Larabars are delicious and a fantastic pre or post-workout snack. I’ve replaced my Nutribullet with a new one and will be using my archaic food processor from now on to make your fudge babies and Larabars. *hee hee*
As a Canadian, have you ever had butter tarts? These, I think, would be an awful challenge to convert to a healthier version, but I dream of a healthy, crustless butter tart.
I haven’t… I will have to google them! 🙂
I can’t wait to make these! The only type of non-chocolate infused cookie I like is oatmeal raisin… and this is MUCH healthier and basically an acceptable snack or healthy dessert 🙂
I tried to make these. Epic fail. There is nothing to hold them together. It’s just healthy crumbs, which I will happily eat with yogurt for breakfast. But I don’t know what you use to hold them together.
I added a few more raisins and REALLY squished together…they turned out a bit sweet for me, I’m going to keep playing with the recipe and try to make my “perfect” version of oatmeal raisin Clif bars.
These are my favorite. I make them ALL the time now. I live on a very tight budget and the ingredients are always in my pantry, so that is a big bonus since I cant always buy the ingredients in some vegan/raw recipes.
Thank you! (As I pop a bite in my mouth 🙂
Hi Lara, I just made a no nut version of these for my three year old. They will be great for Kindy. Thank you. Do you think you could freeze them?
Does this have to be made with quick oats? Of course I only happen to have old fashioned and steel cut oats. I would love to make these for a co-worker who is gluten free and we both love lara bars.
I would think it could work with rolled.
I substituted raisins for packaged cranberries and my mixture wasn’t sticky at all. I had to add a splash of almond milk to get it moist enough to form. Is there something I did wrong?
Just made these; LOVE them! My raisins were a bit…aged (read: dried out), so I added a little natural peanut butter to make the mix sticky enough. SO very good. Katie – you never cease to amaze me with your recipes. THANK YOU!
These look super yummy! But am I missing something here? What keeps them together. The only liquid is the vanilla.
Just made these in my Magic Bullet and turned out great.
I was thinking they would be good with a bit peanut butter also a bit of unsweetened coconut. So easy and nutritious.