The OAT FLAKE BARS WITH CHOCOLATE AND DRIED CRANBERRIES offer, from the very first bite, a fantastic balance of flavors and textures that satisfy both body and palate. These bars are ideal as a mid-morning or afternoon snack, as a pre- or post-workout bite, or as a healthy sweet to take with you throughout the day.
Oats provide a delicate base of fiber, dried cranberries add a sweet and slightly tart note, and dark chocolate contributes a rich cocoa flavor, rounding out the taste profile with an aromatic, complex touch. The bar is compact and soft but not gummy, perfect for slow chewing to release all the goodness of the ingredients.
These bars have additional advantages: they are gluten-free (but be careful to choose oats that are not cross-contaminated), contain no yolks, and have a very low fat content: they are energizing yet ideal for a healthy, balanced diet.
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Very inexpensive
- Preparation time: 5 Minutes
- Portions: 6 bars
- Cooking methods: Oven
- Cuisine: Italiana
- Seasonality: Tutte le stagioni
- Energy 146.26 (Kcal)
- Carbohydrates 28.09 (g) of which sugars 10.75 (g)
- Proteins 4.98 (g)
- Fat 2.59 (g) of which saturated 0.56 (g)of which unsaturated 0.45 (g)
- Fibers 2.82 (g)
- Sodium 138.30 (mg)
Indicative values for a portion of 52 g processed in an automated way starting from the nutritional information available on the CREA* and FoodData Central** databases. It is not food and / or nutritional advice.
* CREATES Food and Nutrition Research Center: https://www.crea.gov.it/alimenti-e-nutrizione https://www.alimentinutrizione.it ** U.S. Department of Agriculture, Agricultural Research Service. FoodData Central, 2019. https://fdc.nal.usda.gov
Ingredients
- 1 1/3 cups rolled oats
- 4 large egg whites egg whites
- 2 tbsp agave syrup (or honey)
- 1/3 cup dried cranberries
- 1/4 cup dark chocolate chips
FOR THE OAT FLAKE BARS YOU WILL NEED
- 1 Bowl
- 1 Spoon
- Parchment paper
- 1 Baking pan
PREPARATION OF OAT FLAKE BARS WITH CHOCOLATE AND DRIED CRANBERRIES
Making these BARS is very easy and super quick.
In a bowl place the rolled oats, the egg whites at room temperature, the agave syrup or honey, the dried cranberries and the dark chocolate chips.
Mix everything well with a spoon.
Line a baking pan with parchment paper, pour in the mixture and level it with a spoon.
Bake in a preheated conventional (non-fan) oven at 356°F for 20 minutes.
Once baked, remove the OAT FLAKE BARS WITH CHOCOLATE AND DRIED CRANBERRIES from the oven and let them cool.
Using a serrated knife, cut your bars.
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To make the oat and chocolate bars more indulgent and add a crunchy touch, you can add coarsely chopped nuts.
