Breakfast for 8
Orange Oat Energy Bars
These chewy oat bars combine apricots, pecans, orange, and peanut butter before baking and topping with melted dark chocolate.
Typical price
$4.38for 4 servings
$1.09 per serving$4.38 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
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- 45 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 8servings as written
- $typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Nuts and seeds$0.70/oz typical | 2.25 oz | $1.57Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 3.25 oz | $1.50Typical price |
| Oats$0.10/oz typical | 3 oz | $0.30Typical price |
| Oranges$1.49/lb typical | a little | $0.03Typical price |
| Peanut butter$0.14/oz typical | 9 oz | $1.26Typical price |
| Chocolate chips and baking chocolate$0.45/oz typical | 2.75 oz | $1.19Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $8.75 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
FlourDried herbs, spices and seasoning blendsHoney or maple syrupCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSalt and pepper
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup raw pecans
- 2/3 cup dried apricot
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tbsp orange zest
- 1 pinch salt
- 1 cup natural peanut butter
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1 tsp pure vanilla extract
- 2 2/3 oz dairy-free dark chocolate
- 1/4 tsp flaky sea salt
Steps
- Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8-inch square pan with cooking oil.
- Pulse the pecans and dried apricots until finely chopped, then mix them with oats, almond flour, cinnamon, orange zest, and salt.
- Warm the peanut butter, maple syrup, and vanilla in a saucepan over low heat for 3 minutes.
- Stir the warm mixture into the oat mixture, press it into the pan, and bake for 20 minutes.
- Cool the bars for 10 minutes, melt the dark chocolate, spread it over the top, and sprinkle with flaky sea salt.
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