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’d have to say my fav non-chocolate treat has to be oatmeal raisin cookies. So, it’s a sign- I MUST make these larabars. Like now. 🙂
We love Larabars, but I hate paying for them. Thanks for this recipe!!!
I LOVE the combination of oats, raisins and walnuts! Yum 🙂
My favourite non-chocolate treats are nut butters, dried fruit and yoghurt.
Making these!!! They look fab 😀
I can’t wait to make these, they sound delicious and kind of holiday-ish actually! Nothing beats chocolate for me but I’ve really been into cinnamon lately. and pumpkin pie spice. and anything involving those things 🙂
I am sorry I say this on a chocolate-covered blog but chocolate isn’t always the answer. For me coconut is the magic word. Well, chocolate-covered coconut beats everything 😀
Yum! I used to love oatmeal raisin Clif bars. Favorite non-chocolate snack? Definitely something with nut butter!
Carrots? Not exaggerating at all, I usually make it through 2-3 pounds of them each week.
If the self proclaimed queen of chocolate likes these bars, they must be good! My new favorite Larabar flavor is the Key Lime Pie. I normally go for chocolate and peanut butter flavors but the intense lime and coconut flavors blew me away.
Oh boy, these are delicious!! I made them a few minutes ago while waiting for dinner to finish cooking, lol. I love them!! Thank you, Katie!! 🙂
These work for me! Yum. Love those healthy fats.
To answer your question…if it is not chocolate, than it is vanilla!
Hey Katie! Loving this – I made it in the vitamix so it’s much more smooth than in your pictures, but it’s delicious! One thing though, is that it’s a touch too salty for me! I suppose that’s good, though, because it keeps me from eating it all in one sitting. 😉
Thanks for another great recipe!
Hmmm… yikes, I’m so sorry! I always forget that not everyone likes salt as much as I do! If you want to save them, just throw more of everything else into the food processor, omitting the salt, and blend it together with the pre-made dough. That way you can salvage the dough and get it to a saltiness you like :).
One of the first recipes I ever made when I started blogging was Ani Phyo’s oatmeal raisin cookies which are raw, vegan, GF. I love her cookbooks and these remind me of those. I love the little green ribbon you tied them up with…so cute! 🙂
I was just thinking I need to make a batch of homemade Larabars soon and then I checked my email. You must have read my mind. I just made these and can’t wait to try them tomorrow for my snack. I was very tempted to all some chocolate chips to the mix but it was so warm coming out of the food processor that it probably would have made a melty gooey mess 🙂 I love all Larabar type snacks, chocolate of course, your blondies, peanut or almond butter toast…..the list goes on and on. There is not much I don’t like! PS I plan to make your giant chocolate chip cookie pie for Thanksgiving this year and cannot wait to try it.
Oooh I hope you like it!! 🙂
These sound fabulous Katie! I want to try and sub pecans for the walnuts due to allergies but FANTASTIC! 🙂
Those Larabars look amazing!! I think all my favorite treats contain chocolate – I love it!