These are a fave of my two kids and the little girl I watch. When they run out I have to make more ASAP!
Dry Ingredients:
4 1/2 cups old-fashioned oats
1 cup white wheat flour
1/3 cup brown sugar
1 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup chocolate chips
Wet ingredients:
1-2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/2 cup honey
2/3 cup butter, melted
Extras: unsweetened coconut, chia or sunflower seeds, raisins, etc.
Preheat the oven to 325. Line a 9 x 13 pan with parchment, leaving overhand on all sides to remove bars later.
In a large bowl combine dry ingredients and whisk until combined.
Melt the butter in an oven safe dish. Add vanilla and honey and stir until combined. Add the wet ingredients to the dry ingredients and stir until combined. Pour the mixture into the prepared pan and push down evenly using a spatula or more parchment (or your clean hand).
After it's mixed we choose to add 1/3-1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes and 1/4 cup chia seeds. You could also add flax, raisins, other dried fruit, etc. Yum.
Cook for 18-20 minutes. The longer I cook mine they are firmer and hold together better as bars but they can get a bit drier too.
Remove bars from pan using parchment and cut into bars once they are totally cooled.
I store in individual snack size baggies in the freezer. I put all the snack size bags in one big gallon bag and store the big bag in the freezer. This way I can grab one and put in a lunchbox or give to a kid on the run. They eat them right out of the freezer too.
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