PB&J Oatmeal-to-Go

The ideal: have a family breakfast with your child every morning at the table. The reality: there are mornings when you just need to hurry and feed your child breakfast on the go! These bars are a bowl of oatmeal in bar form... and a lot easier to eat in the car! Warning: they are barely sweetened, so add more syrup if you want them to be more like a cookie.

PB&J Oatmeal-to-Go

Prep time: 10 minutes
Bake time: 25 minutes

1/2 cup milk or milk substitute (rice milk, soy, etc.)
2 egg whites
2 Tbsp unsweetened applesauce
2 Tbsp maple syrup
1 Tbsp peanut butter
1 Tbsp canola oil
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
1/8 tsp cinnamon
1 1/2 cups rolled oats
4-5 tsp jelly

Preheat oven to 350F. Lightly grease an 8x8" baking pan with non-stick spray. Whisk together the milk, egg whites, applesauce, maple syrup, peanut butter, canola oil, baking powder, salt and cinnamon until well combined. Stir in the oats until well mixed. Spread the batter evenly in the prepared pan. Dollop the jelly by half-teaspoonfuls into 9 mounds onto the batter. Bake for 25 minutes, until the bars are lightly golden and a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Cut into 9 bars, so that one jelly dollop is in the center of each bar. Enjoy!

Abby loves these - and as a bonus for dieting mommies, as prepared each bar is about 100 calories! Woohoo!