Cranberry Oat Bars - PCOS-Friendly Recipe
Nutrition per Serving
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- 1 1/4 sticks (10 tablespoons) unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup packed light brown sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly grated nutmeg
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups pecans (6 ounces), chopped
- 1 1/3 cups dried cranberries, chopped
Instructions
- Put oven rack in middle position and preheat oven to 350 °F. Generously butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Toast oats in another baking pan, stirring occasionally, until pale golden, about 12 minutes.
- Beat butter and sugar with an electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in eggs, milk, and vanilla. Whisk together flour, nutmeg, salt, and baking soda, then beat into butter mixture until incorporated. Stir in oats, pecans, and cranberries. Spread in buttered pan.
- Bake until golden and a wooden pick inserted comes out clean, 30 to 35 minutes. Cool in pan 20 minutes, then cut into bars.
PCOS-Friendly Foods in This Recipe
This recipe contains the following foods that may benefit PCOS management: Cranberries.
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