Apple Cinnamon Baked Cereal Bars for a Healthier Treat

These apple cinnamon baked cereal bars are made with wholesome ingredients, but they’re satisfying enough for a nutritious dessert. They’re a little like granola bars, but have a cake-like texture that’s a bit like blondies, and a taste that’s sweet, but not too sweet. If you’re looking for something to share with friends, this is a also good pan to bring to a party. Maybe bring along some pints of dairy-free oatmilk ice cream. And of course, the leftovers would make a great breakfast the next morning. This recipe was originally posted over a decade ago, but we’ve made some updates!

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Special Diet Notes: Apple Cinnamon Baked Cereal Bars

By ingredients, this recipe is dairy-free / non-dairy, optionally egg-free, optionally nut-free, peanut-free, optionally soy-free, optionally vegan, and vegetarian.

Adapted from Kashi

Apple Cinnamon Baked Cereal Bars

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These bars have a cake-like texture and just enough sweetness to qualify for dessert, but not so much that you can't enjoy them as a snack.

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Prep Time 15 minutes mins

Cook Time 40 minutes mins

Total Time 55 minutes mins

Servings: 12 bars

Course: Snack

Cuisine: American

Calories: 200

Ingredients Method Nutrition

Ingredients

  

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• 2 cups finely crushed dairy-free cereal (like Kashi GO Crunch)
• 1 cup whole wheat flour
• ½ cup raisins
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• ½ cup turbinado sugar, cane sugar, or coconut sugar
• 2 eggs (see our Egg Substitute Guide for egg-free and vegan options)
• ¼ cup honey
• ¼ cup oil
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 2 cups finely diced apples

Method

 

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F, and grease and flour a 11x7-inch baking dish.
2. In a medium bowl, whisk together the cereal, flour, raisins, cinnamon, baking powder, and salt.
3. In a large bowl, mix together the applesauce, sugar, egg substitute (or egg), honey, oil and vanilla. Stir in the apples. Add the dry ingredients and stir until just combined.
4. Spread the mixture evenly in your prepared baking dish.
5. Bake for about 40 minutes, or until toothpick inserted near center comes out clean.
6. Let cool completely before cutting into bars.

Nutrition

Serving: 1 barCalories: 200kcalCarbohydrates: 36gProtein: 4gFat: 5gSaturated Fat: 0gFiber: 4gSugar: 22g

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