All through my daughters academic years, she has always taken her lunch to school. She just doesn’t like the school lunches which is kind of funny because, I work in the school cafeteria. But to my credit, I make a pretty mean sack lunch. In fact, she is always telling me that the kids say that I make the best sandwiches. How would the other kids know? Because someone always seems to have either forgotten their lunch, or they just didn’t have one. It seems like she is always sharing. Many times she’ll even ask me to pack 2 treats. One for her, one to share.
These bars are no exception. Everyone loves them and we go can go through a pan in a week.
We’ve made many variations of this bar, which I found over at Maris’s blog In Good Taste. We’ve made them with cinnamon chip, with coconut, and with butterscotch chips. I’ve even added a teaspoon of fresh ground nutmeg before. I like the coconut and chocolate chip ones the best.
Much to The Kids dismay, I’ve even individually wrapped them. When I got “that” look from her, I told here be grateful I didn’t seal them with a “Homemade with Love” sticker. That would have embarrassed the heck out of her. Teenagers! They are so silly!
- 1/2 cup canola oil
- 1 cup brown sugar
- 1/2 cup granulated white sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 tablespoons skim milk
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 3 cups of old-fashioned oats
- 1 3/4 cups whole-wheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 1/2 cups semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
Directions:
Heat oven to 350 degrees F.
In a large bowl, combine the oil, brown sugar, granulated sugar, egg whites, milk, vanilla and salt. Beat on medium speed for 2-3 minutes or until the sugars have dissolved.
In a separate bowl, combine old-fashioned oats, flour, baking soda, coconut, and chocolate chips. Stir until just combined. Add to liquid mixture. Transfer to a lightly greased 13×9 inch baking pan.
Bake 15-20 minutes until golden. Remove from oven and allow to cool until firm. Cut into squares and store tightly covered
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Oh, I am definitely going to try these! They are everything I love all rolled into one
Love your site ~ very cute!
I am making these today!!
Those look really good! I can even say they’re healthy because of the oatmeal…score!
Oh my these look amazing. Right up my alley!
I love that these bars are individually wrapped and made with love! They look delicious, could easily eat about 3 right now
These looks wonderful! Healthy, too!
Well, I’m so impressed with the individual wrapped bars. I think you need to do a video showing us how to do that! I think I’d love the chocolate coconut ones best too!
hola Megan,howdya do? arent these bars way way good as muc as most or rather all of ur baked delights are!!!
cheers and a happy day sweets!!!
I am a school cook and my daughter brings her lunch every day too… I don’t blame her though some days. Our school got 9 25 lb bags of pinto beans and they are getting beans with everything until the end of the school year! Those bars look great
ow these look wonderful and its very cute how you wrapped them, all the best with the giveaway
Rebecca
i like how they look wrapped up in the waxed paper. they’d be so cute tied with a bow!
I hardly ever make cookies.. but the last time I did make anything with chocolate chips was when we took the kids to Disneyland last October. I made something similar and the kids loved them.. kinda like an energy bar. My kids would love if I made these!
xoxo
I love lunch box ideas! Thank you for sharing ;o) I don’t wrap up the items in her lunch as our goal is to have Waste Free Lunchs so I have a container for everything. Thanks for the inspiration – the recipe has been saved to my “gotta try this!” pile.
I love that you individually wrapped them!! Silly teenagers
Megan, you are too funny. Live long enough to be an embarrassment to your kids, isn’t that what I read on a bumper sticker some while back?
These bars, though, would be the envy of anyone’s lunch. Perfect for the lunch sack or anytime, I’d say.
like the looks of those snack bars!! Thans.
These are such yummy sweet snacks!
I am going to make these, yes, I am!
These look great! I would have freaked out if my parents put a “homemade with love” sticker…haha. Luckily I’m older now and realize that it’s a parents way of saying “I love you”
that’s my kind of snack! these look just delicious, i love oatmeal bars!
Aw, right! Oatmeal cookies but in bar form! Yes! I can’t wait to give these a try. My mom and one of the twins loves oatmeal raisin cookies but because I don’t like baking cookies it’s rare that they get good homemade ones. Thanks, Megan!
~ingrid
Love the sound of these Megan. SU’d!
Hi again Megan. There was something about this that got me to get up and make it. I halved the rceipe, and made it with a few changes. Have just run it past the kids as they’ve returned from school. They LOVE it! Thanks for a great rceipe!
Oh I bet those are fabulous!! Love how you wrapped them all individually
What a delicious treat! Love that all the ingredients are pretty standard pantry items, too. Have everything on hand to make these right away.
They look delicious and sound pretty healthy.
“Chocolate,” “oatmeal,” and “snack” had me hooked even before reading the recipe. I really shouldn’t make these, but I think I probably will, darn it.
I am new at blogging and you my are going to make me fat!
My grandchildren will love this
I am new at blogging and you are going to make me fat!
My grandchildren will love this
These look great! I don’t have kids, but I bet my hubby would love to have these around for a snack. He’d probably be embarrassed if I put a “Homemade with Love” sticker on, too
Are the 2 eggs in this recipe egg whites or whole eggs?
I used 2 whole eggs. My friend used 2 egg whites. Original recipe called for 4 egg whites, But I used 2 whole eggs!
I made these. The family (except my pain in the neck) and I really enjoyed them! The were especially good warmed up and topped with ice cream, too!
I might have had one like that this morning for breakfast. Kinda like oatmeal with milk! 
Have a wonderful weekend!
~ingrid
Hi Megan, these look pretty good. Hey, I pack a lunch everyday too but not for Amy for Michael. He is getting pretty sick of roast beef sandwiches everyday (I wish someone made me one everyday). Since you mentioned that all the kids love your sandwiches, what kind do you make? Do you have any other suggestions for sack lunches besides sandwiches??? Michael always gets teased about having “another” sandwich.
Megan, so glad you like the bars! They were a favorite for me, too!
Megan, do you know how many calories there are in each bar? I really want to try these, but not derail my diet entirely!
I know my boys are going to love these! Anything with chocolate chips is a hit at my house…thanks!
A Very yummy recipe, but the bars were too sweet for my taste . . . and I definitely have a sweet tooth
I don’t claim to understand the science behind baking, but I’m wondering if it’s possible to eliminate the granulated sugar or at least lessen the total amount of sugar added, and how that would affect the recipe. Any suggestions?