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May 2, 2012 By Emily Leave a Comment

Cinnamon Toasted Oat Squares

Filed Under: dessert, easy Tagged With: bars, cinnamon, oat

A quick and easy dessert, these Cinnamon Toasted Oat Squares are made with the popular “o” shaped breakfast cereal.

Cinnamon Toasted Oat Squares

Our little girl is a big fan of Cheerios (you know the pantry staple for any home with little ones). Well I was on the cereal aisle a few weeks ago staring at the boxes and thinking why on earth do these things cost $4? I mean they don’t really even taste that good. I have this theory about food and what you can and cannot buy generic; milk, cheese, eggs, meat = the kind of things you can save on, i.e. store brand. But on the flip side there are items that you CANNOT buy generic = cereal, peanut butter, soda, chocolate, chips and the list continues.

Anyway we left the store that day with a box of Publix Brand Toasted Oats and you know what – she loves them! Anyway my point here is that for weeks this recipe has been staring at me from the side of the box every time I open the pantry. The original recipe for these toasted oat squares calls for raisins and icing, but I wanted to switch it up to better fit our tastes. I used cinnamon chips and omitted the icing on top. These are really quite tasty, you would never know they had cereal in them. If you’re looking for a quick dessert or treat to share give this a try, enjoy and happy baking!

Cinnamon Toasted Oat Squares
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Cinnamon Toasted Oat Squares

Prep 10 mins

Cook 20 mins

Total 30 mins

Author Emily

Yield 12 large or 16 small bars

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c butter, softened
  • 1/2 c brown sugar, packed
  • 1/4 c sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1 tsp vanilla extract
  • 1 c flour
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp baking soda
  • 2 1/2 c Toasted Oats Cereal, crushed
  • 1/2 c cinnamon chips

Instructions

  1. Preheat your oven to 350º F.
  2. Spray a 9x13 baking pan and set aside.
  3. In the bowl of your stand mixer cream the butter and sugar until fluffy.
  4. Add the vanilla and the egg, beat well.
  5. In a medium bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
  6. Add to then flour mixture to the sugar mixture.
  7. Next add the crushed cereal and cinnamon chips stir until combined.
  8. Spread the dough into the baking pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, until golden.
  9. Cool completely, then slice and serve.

Notes

FYI - I actually liked them better warm, but if you like them more crisp on top let them cool all the way.

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