Snack: Chewy Oat Bars

Recipe by Jane Helm Make a batch of these chewy oat bars and you'll have weeks worth of on-the-go tasty snacks.

This recipe includes fertility superfoods such as:

Sunflower Seeds, Cranberries, Honey

Health and fertility benefits of Chewy Oat Bars

Sunflower seeds are an excellent food for PCOS as they are packed with vitamin B2 (riboflavin) and vitamin B6 (pyridoxine). Just one cup of sunflower seeds provides 30% of the recommended daily intake for vitamin B6. Sunflower seeds are also loaded with two other important of PCOS busting minerals: zinc and magnesium. Researchers believe that cranberries contain substances that prevent infection-causing bacteria from sticking to the urinary tract walls. However, store-bought cranberry juice is typically all sugar - so make sure to stick with straight cranberries. One tbsp of honey has a glycemic index (GI) of 55.

Ingredients

1 c. unsalted butter
2/3 c. honey
1/2 c. granulated sugar
5 c. quick-cooking oats
1/3 c. sunflower seeds
1 c. unsalted roasted almonds
1 c. dried cranberries
1 tbsp. all-purpose flour
1 pinch kosher salt

Instructions

Heat oven to 325 degrees F. Line a 9- by 13-inch baking pan with parchment, leaving a 2-inch overhang on the two long sides.
Place the butter, honey, and sugar in a large pot and cook over medium-low heat until melted, about 3 minutes; remove from heat.
Meanwhile, in a large bowl, combine the oats, sunflower seeds, almonds, cranberries, flour, and salt. Add the oat mixture to the butter mixture and fold until just combined. Gently press the mixture into the prepared pan and bake until light golden brown, 30 to 35 minutes.
Transfer to a wire rack and let cool completely. Using the overhangs, transfer the bar to a cutting board and cut into 24 pieces.

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