Recipe provided by Mary Flynn, PhD, RD, LDN, research dietitian at The Miriam Hospital. To view more recipes visit Food is Medicine.

Ingredients

  • Dry ingredients:
  • 2/3 cup whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup brown sugar, loosely packed
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ¼ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1 cup dry old-fashioned oats 
  • Optional: ½ cup peanuts or raisins, chopped

  • Liquid ingredients:
  • ½ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • ½ cup natural peanut butter
  • 1 large egg, beaten
  • 1 tablespoon milk (avoid non-fat/skim milk)

Directions

Yield: 8 Bars


Preheat the oven to 375°


Combine the dry ingredients in a large bowl, adding any optional ingredients. Mix together the liquid ingredients in another bowl. Make a well in the dry ingredients and add the liquid ingredients, using a rubber spatula to combine. The batter should be thick.


Press the mixture into a 9×9-inch square coated cake pan. Bake the bars for 14 to 15 minutes, or until the edges are browned. Let cool in the pan and cut into 8 servings.