Gluten-Free Baked Oatmeal Bars
These oatmeal breakfast bars are soft, chewy, and packed with raisins and walnuts. A gluten-free recipe that works perfectly for breakfast or snack time. Super easy to make, and they pair very well with many add-ins.
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Gluten-free breakfast idea
These gluten-free baked oatmeal bars are soft, chewy, and made with simple ingredients, like these very popular oatmeal raisin cookies that are delicious. Start your day with these cozy baked oatmeal bars, perfect for a comforting breakfast.
The bars are super easy to make and perfect to start your day. They also pair very well with many add-ins like chocolate chips, dried cranberries, and so on. You can make them in advance, and they’re also a great snack!
Some notes about the main ingredients of this recipe
- Oats: gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats.
- Eggs: room temperature eggs are better.
- Raisins: for natural sweetness. Optional.
- Walnuts: for crunchiness. Chopped and toasted.
How to make gluten-free oatmeal breakfast bars
Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line with parchment paper or grease an 8-inch square pan.
Whisk gluten-free rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
Mix milk, eggs, honey, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
Stir milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Add the raisins and the walnuts. Let the mixture rest for about 5 to 10 minutes.
Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
Let cool before slicing the bars.
Baking tips and variations
- Resting time: Let the batter rest 5–10 minutes before baking so the oats absorb moisture and get a better texture.
- Texture: add dried fruits for crunchiness and get texture contrast.
- Optional add-ins: chocolate chips, raisins, pecans, walnuts, almonds, dried cranberries.
- Berries: add blueberries or raspberries for freshness.
For easy gluten-free snack recipes
- Oatmeal raisin cookies
- Apple oatmeal muffins
- Chocolate buckwheat muffins
- Cormeal cookies
- Morning glory muffins
Baked Oatmeal Breakfast Bars (Gluten-Free)
Ingredients
- 2 cups gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 and 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 cup milk
- 2 eggs, room temperature
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 cup raisins (optional)
- 1/2 cup walnuts (optional), chopped and toasted
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (180°C). Line with parchment paper or grease an 8-inch square pan.
- Whisk gluten-free rolled oats, brown sugar, baking powder, and cinnamon in a medium bowl.
- Mix milk, eggs, honey, and vanilla extract in a medium bowl.
- Stir milk mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until well combined. Add the raisins and the walnuts and mix. Let the mixture rest for about 5 to 10 minutes.
- Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 30 minutes.
- Let cool before slicing the bars.