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.
OMG!!!! The oat and raisin ones are absolutely fantastic and my family are going crazy for them, thank you so much for the recipe! However I did have to put a little switch on mine as they did come out a little dry at first and didn’t stick but I simply added 2 dates and they were just perfect xxx
Love this recipe! I make it definitely at least once a month. I just posted a blog for them as well using almonds instead and linked back to you. Thanks! http://www.heartfulhabits.com/recipe/almond-copycat-larabar/
I just made these! I only added a dash of salt (which I think I’ll omit next time) and I used raw cashews (since I don’t like walnuts). I made them into balls (and mini balls for my toddler). They were a hit!
Note: I used my food processor instead of my Vitamix and I needed to process longer than I thought I would need to (probably 2-3 minutes). The trick is that the mixing sounds different once the mixture is sticky enough. One could also check the stickiness intermittently.
All Peoples of the World!!!! Try these bars!!! I made them yesterday and they are just Beyond delicious!!
Thanks for the recipe. These were super easy and quick to make. I made them in a Vitamix instead of a food processor and it worked beautifully. I didn’t have raisins, so used dried cranberries (which isn’t as healthy since they have added sugar) and also threw in a handful of chia seeds. Delish! Can’t wait to try your other varieties.
Weeeeell you can’t just sub out half of the walnuts with almonds! Ha! I needed some handbag energy bars and didn’t have enough walnuts. It was too dry but I added more raisins to get it to stick together and made 4 bars. Still tastes good
After mixing do i put in refrigerator to set?
Yummmmm I just made these this morning and subbed fresh cardamom for the cinnamon. Very tasty. This plus a hard boiled egg will make a nice breakfast. Thanks!!
Would you please give us the nutritional information for these? They are just what I have been looking for.
Thank you!
I found these to be a tad dry. The flavor is good though.