Vegan Oatmeal Bars

These vegan oatmeal bars taste just like oatmeal cookies! A crunchy, brown sugar sweetened delight packed with oats and walnuts and drizzled with vegan chocolate!

This recipe for vegan oatmeal bars is loosely based on our vegan oatmeal cookies. And it’s also inspired by a South African favorite recipe called an ‘oatmeal crunchie’. 

They are seriously delicious and also really filling with a very ‘wholesome’ vibe from the oatmeal and the brown sugar. 

They are also very versatile! We added chopped walnuts to these and drizzled the top with melted vegan chocolate, but other optional add-ins are raisins, cranberries or other nuts and seeds. 

How to Make Vegan Oatmeal Bars

Full instructions and measurements can be found in the recipe card at the bottom of the post. This is just a summary of the process to go along with the process photos. 

• Add rolled oats, all purpose flour, dessicated coconut, cinnamon and salt to a mixing bowl and mix together.
• Add vegan butter to a pot on the stove and melt it on medium heat.
• Add syrup and brown sugar and stir until the sugar has melted completely and the mixture is bubbling.
• Remove from the heat and add baking soda and whisk it in quickly with a hand whisk. The mixture will foam up when the baking soda is added.

• Pour the melted butter, sugar and syrup mix over the dry ingredients and stir in.
• Add vanilla extract and stir in and then add chopped walnuts and stir those in.
• Transfer this to a 9×13 baking dish (sprayed with non-stick spray and lined with parchment paper so there is overhang on each side) and smooth down with the back of a spoon.
• Bake for 25 minutes at 325°F. 
• Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before lifting out with the parchment paper overhang.
• Slice into 16 bars and drizzle the tops with melted vegan chocolate (optional). 

Recipe Tips

Dessicated Coconut: Dessicated coconut is also called finely shredded coconut. It is the dried very finely shredded unsweetened coconut. 

Maple Syrup: You can use pure maple syrup in this recipe OR maple flavored syrup or golden syrup or really any variety of good tasting table syrup. 

Baking Soda: When the baking soda goes into the hot butter and sugar mixture, it will foam up. So just be careful and prepared for that to happen. 

Walnuts: We used chopped up walnuts which worked great in this recipe! However, if you want these to be nut-free you can omit the nuts, or you can substitute a different nut. Pecans or macadamias spring to mind as good options. 

Chocolate Drizzle: The chocolate drizzle is entirely optional (but delicious). You can melt any good quality vegan chocolate bar or you can use vegan chocolate chips. 

Other Additions: You could add raisins or cranberries or seeds or really anything that springs to mind as a good addition to these bars. 

Make it Gluten Free: You can make these gluten-free if you use a gluten-free all purpose flour blend and also ensure that your rolled oats are gluten-free. 

Storing and Freezing

Keep your bars in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge for up to a week. They are also freezer friendly up to 3 months. 

More Vegan Oatmeal Recipes

1. Vegan Oatmeal Cookies
2. Vegan Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
3. Vegan Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookies
4. Vegan Peanut Butter Oatmeal Cookies
5. Vegan Banana Oatmeal Cookies
6. Vegan Overnight Oats

Vegan Oatmeal Bars

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• Author: Alison Andrews
• Prep Time: 20 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 minutes
• Yield: 16
• Diet: Vegan

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Description

These vegan oatmeal bars taste just like oatmeal cookies! A crunchy, brown sugar sweetened delight packed with oats and walnuts and drizzled with vegan chocolate!

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Ingredients

• 1 and 3/4 cups (175g) Rolled Oats
• 1 cup (125g) All Purpose Flour
• 1 cup (80g) Dessicated Coconut*
• 1 tsp Ground Cinnamon
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 3/4 cup (170g) Vegan Butter
• 3 Tbsp Maple Syrup*
• 1 cup (200g) Brown Sugar
• 1 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Vanilla Extract
• 1 cup (100g) Walnuts (Chopped)*
• 3 ounces (85g) Vegan Chocolate (Melted, for Drizzling)*

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Instructions

1. Preheat the oven to 325°F (163°C). Spray a 9×13 baking dish with non-stick spray and line it with parchment paper so that there is overhang on each side.
2. Add the rolled oats, all purpose flour, dessicated coconut, cinnamon and salt to a mixing bowl and mix together.
3. Add the vegan butter to a pot on the stove and melt it on medium heat.
4. Add the syrup and brown sugar and stir until the sugar has melted completely and the mixture is bubbling.
5. Remove from the heat and add the baking soda and using a hand whisk, quickly whisk it all together. The mixture will foam up when the baking soda is added.
6. Pour the melted butter, sugar and syrup mix over the dry ingredients and stir in.
7. Add the vanilla extract and stir. Add the chopped walnuts and stir in.
8. Transfer to your prepared baking tray and smooth down with the back of a spoon.
9. Bake for 25 minutes.
10. Remove from the oven and allow to cool for a few minutes before lifting it out using the parchment paper overhang.
11. Slice into 16 bars.
12. When the bars are completely cooled, melt your chocolate. Break the chocolate up into pieces and place into a microwave safe bowl. Microwave in 15-second intervals bringing it out to stir every 15-seconds until completely smooth. Drizzle over the top of the bars and place into the fridge for the chocolate to set.

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Notes

*Dessicated Coconut is also called Finely Shredded Coconut (Unsweetened)

*You can use any table syrup here it doesn’t have to be pure maple syrup. It could be maple flavored syrup, or golden syrup or really any syrup.

*The walnuts are optional and can be omitted if you prefer. Or you can replace them with chopped pecans or macadamias or another nut of your choice. You could also add in raisins or cranberries.

*The chocolate drizzle is completely optional. You can use melt down either regular vegan chocolate or vegan chocolate chips. If you’re using chocolate chips use 1/2 cup of vegan chocolate chips.

*Keep them stored in an airtight container at room temperature or in the fridge where they will stay good for one week.

*This recipe was first published in October 2015 and called ‘Oatmeal Crunchies’. It has now been updated with new photos and text (and a new name!).

• Category: Dessert, Breakfast
• Method: Bake
• Cuisine: Vegan

Nutrition

• Serving Size: 1 Bar (of 16)
• Calories: 314
• Sugar: 16.5g
• Sodium: 251mg
• Fat: 19.1g
• Saturated Fat: 7.4g
• Carbohydrates: 32.7g
• Fiber: 3.5g
• Protein: 4.2g

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