Who wants some apricot oat bars? I do! You’ll have some of everything you need in these babies : fibre, vitamins, even iron from the pepitas! (Libby, I said pepitas!). I like to wrap these individually in waxed paper and keep the wrapped bars in a sealed container. Keeps them fresh and ready to go, perfect fuel for a hike or a long bike ride.
Chop your nuts! This time it’s almonds…
Apricot Oat Bars
110 g Steel-Cut oats/2 cups
100 g dried apricots/1 cup (diced)
50g nuts chopped/1 1/2 tbsp
25g pepitas/scant 1/2 cup
2 tbsp/20g sesame seeds
2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tbsp/15g molasses
2 tbsp/30ml oil
3 tbsp/45ml agave
3 tbsp/45g peanut butter
Put all the ingredients from oats to chia seeds in a medium sized bowl and stir to combine.
Seedy Goodness…
Heat the peanut butter, agave, oil and molasses in a sauce pan over medium heat until it gets bubbly, then pour over the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Resist the temptation to taste, you’ll burn yourself.
Pour mixture into a prepared pan (20 x 25 cm) – you can grease it, but I find clean up and detachment easier when I use parchment paper. Let this cool about 15 minutes, then cut into desired size/shape (if you wait until it’s completely cooled, it’ll be harder to cut). Let cool completely before enjoying!
These are a little crumbly, if you don’t like that just add more oil (maybe 2 tbsp more) and a little more agave (same) it’ll help hold it together better.
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I sometimes buy apricot oat bars in the store and like them a lot – but I have no doubt that these would taste even more amazing! 🙂 Thank you for sharing your recipe!
Best use for pepitas!
And thank you for bringing me more of them!
I’d down that whole tray in about an hour. I heart granola!
I do I do! I want some Apricot Oat Bars! I love apricots so much!
Throws virtual Apricot bar to JoLynn *swoosh*
Apricot Oat bars sound amazing. Thank you Shellyfish!
ooooooooooh, me! me! me! i want apricot oat bars! they looks great, Shelly – and full of everything i love the most! especially pepitas! yay! might i add that your crinkle & black ‘n white cookies looked so super yummy – and the little donuts are absolutely adorable! i love the frosting and sprinkles. 😉
These seem so much healthier than my standard muffin, coffee cake, or cookie snack. They look delicious! Almonds and apricots…yum! Thanks for posting the recipe.
These sound really good. Do they need to refrigerated, or will they keep at room temperature?
Good question! If they are in an air-tight container they’re ok at room temp. Updating post…