Oatmeal Zucchini Snack Bars

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Ingredients Minutes Calories
Prep Cook Servings
10 min 25 min 15
Oatmeal Zucchini Snack Bars
Health Highlights
These homemade snack bars are moist, hearty, and mildly sweet, with coconut and mini chocolate chips to make them even tastier.

Ingredients


4 cup Rolled oats- Gluten Free
2 cup grated Zucchini (squeeze and pat dry with paper towel)
1 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Sea Salt
2 large Egg
1/4 cup Avocado oil
1/4 cup Yoso Unsweetened Almond and Cashew Yogurt (regular yogurt works to)
1/4 cup Honey, raw
1/4 cup Maple syrup, pure
1/2 cup Applesauce, unsweetened
1 tsp Vanilla extract, pure
1/2 cup Dark chocolate chips (gluten free)
1/2 cup Coconut flakes, unsweetened

Instructions


  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Line a 9x13" baking dish with parchment paper and spray lightly with cooking spray.
  2. Place the oats, zucchini, cinnamon, and sea salt in a large bowl and stir to combine.
  3. In a medium bowl, whisk together the eggs, avocado oil, yogurt, honey, maple syrup, applesauce, and vanilla. 
  4. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients, stirring until moistened.
  5. Stir in the coconut flakes and chocolate chips until combined.
  6. Pour the mixture into the prepared baking pan and press down evenly with the back of a spoon.
  7. Bake on the center rack of the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
  8. When the bars have cooled, remove the bars from the pan using the edges of the parchment paper.
  9. Cut into squares and store in an air-tight container.

Notes:

Nutritional Highlight:

Oats contain soluble fiber, which helps prevent blood sugar spikes by delaying the absorption of glucose into the blood.


Nutrition Facts

Per Portion

Calories 296
Calories from fat 97
Calories from saturated fat 32
Total Fat 10.7 g
Saturated Fat 3.6 g
Trans Fat 0.0 g
Polyunsaturated Fat 1.7 g
Monounsaturated Fat 4.8 g
Cholesterol 28.9 mg
Sodium 57 mg
Potassium 247 mg
Total Carbohydrate 45 g
Dietary Fiber 5.4 g
Sugars 12.3 g
Protein 7.1 g

Dietary servings

Per Portion


Grain 2.1
Vegetables 0.2

Energy sources


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Meal Type(s)

Breakfast
Snack




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