Homemade breakfast bars

[BeeboBaggins]

Does anybody know if, when making oat, nut and fruit bars, you HAVE to cook the oats before hand? Or can I just do this with no cooking?

 

[cupcakechef]

I've really only made oat bars without cooking the oats...I would be worried that by cooking the oats the texture would be kind of mushy?

The recipe I use just combines honey, sugar and some peanut butter and warms that up, then mixes through uncooked oats and some dried fruit pieces and putting it in a pan and refrigerating.

 

[Pat]

The recipes I have seen did not require the oats be cooked in advance.

 

[kgord]

I have never made home made breakfast bars, but I have made home made granola. It is easy and good. It is something that is well worth making in my opinion. It is important to try new things I think, and home made breakfast bars sound like a winner. I would want to use peanut butter in mine, as that is one of my favorite protein sources.

 

[MyExWasAChef]

I've never done this which is why I'm curious to the recipes as well. In college I used to mix rice crispies, peanuts, chocolate and marshmallows. Once you mix them completely put it in a microwave for a few minutes, mix it again let it cool and shape them in the appropriate sizes using a pan. A few hours in the refrigerator and you've made your own breakfast bars! I just invented it but I realized it could be a thing since I know some granola snacks are made this way but with honey, butterscotch, sugar etc.

 

[Bakemehappy]

I usually grind the oats and use them as they are. Although in some recipes had tried roasting them a bit on a pan just enough to give them a nice golden color and flavor. You may want to try that for a change. It will give your granola bars some texture and crisp as well as some mild nutty flavor.

 

[lexinonomous]

I don't think you need to cook the oats prior to putting everything together. My mother has made all raw oat bars and they came out fantastic. I think it's more of a preference than anything.