Friday Foodspiration: Apple Pie Oat Bars

I ‘m having so much fun preparing no-bake, freezer, and oven baked treats in my new Pampered Chef silicone snack bar mold. It has been perfect for meal prep and makes the process so much simpler (and fun for the kids).

No need to remove the bars from the pan and slice them into even pieces (no more “his piece is bigger than mine”). Just take them out of the oven, let them cool, pop them out and store for snacks all week long. Or you can even leave them in the pan because it comes with a lid.

You absolutely could make this recipe in a 8×8 baking dish but you may have to leave it in the oven a few minutes longer in order for the center to be set. No raw eggs in this recipe so you don’t really have to even worry about it being cooked through, but you do want a soft chewy texture.

For this recipe, my goal was an after dinner treat for the kids and a great way to prepare the body for a good nights sleep. A mixture of quick (applesauce) and slow (oats) carbs allow the body to maintain a stable blood sugar and support the production of melatonin. The addition of collagen supports the body’s job to clean up and repair while we sleep.

And of course none of the stuff like gluten, dairy, trans fat, or added sugar that we would normally expect from a piece of pie after dinner.

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