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Popcorn Oat Bars

April 15, 2016 By Dawn 10 Comments

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I am not sure if I could live on a gluten free diet… well, maybe if it included these popcorn oat bars.

Popcorn Oat Bars

We have an employee lunch usually once a month where I work. Some of the people I work with really love their sweets. Which if you look around this blog you will notice that I do too! But some of these people that love their sweets have food allergies or are on gluten free diets. This is where the popcorn oat bars come in.

One person cannot eat dairy items, such as butter and soft cheeses. A couple people can’t or don’t eat gluten.  Then one of the people that don’t eat gluten cannot eat legumes, he reminded me of that the last time I brought in treats with peanut butter. Did you know that peanuts are in the legume family? I had heard of this before, but I guess I had forgotten. Well, I won’t forget again.

I have never had to deal with food allergies before. Yep, no one in my family or Mike’s family as far as I know have food allergies. I think we have the opposite of food allergies, we can eat all foods and probably eat way too much of everything.

Popcorn Oat Bars

When you don’t have to deal with something like food allergies, you never know how hard it really is. And that is one of the things we talked about as we were munching away during our lunch.

So, I really had to think long and hard about what I was going to bring for the day. I finally decided on these popcorn oat bars.

Well, wouldn’t you know it, two other people brought in gluten free chocolate chip cookies? Yeah, they won out over the popcorn oat bars for lunch. But I ended up leaving my popcorn bars for the next day. I had people tell me that they loved them and that I make the best treats.

Popcorn Oat Bars

I know that I will never follow a gluten-free diet, but if I did I know that I would be eating these popcorn oat bars.

I did drizzle the bars with a melted chocolate and peanut butter combination for the people in the office that could eat legumes and milk. Those were my favorite.

Popcorn Oat Bars

Popcorn Oat Bars

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Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Popcorn oat bars
Author: Dawn Yucuis

Ingredients

  • 8 cups of popped popcorn
  • 1 1/2 cups roasted old fashion oatmeal
  • 3/4 cup of chopped pecans
  • 3/4 cup honey
  • 1/2 cup brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons coconut oil
  • 1 1/4 teaspoons cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
  • Chocolate drizzle-
  • 1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
  • 1/4 cup peanut butter
  • 1 teaspoon coconut oil

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Spread the old fashion oatmeal on a jelly roll pan. Place in the preheat oven for about 15 to 20 minutes or until the oats turn golden brown, making sure to stir them every 7 to 10 minutes. Cool.
  • While the oats are roasting combine the honey, brown sugar, coconut oil, cinnamon, and salt in a small saucepan. Cook over medium heat stirring constantly until the sugar is dissolved and the mixture comes to a boil. Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla
  • In a large bowl combined the popped popcorn, oats, and pecans, mix well.
  • Pour the honey mixture over the popcorn oats mixture and stir until everything is coated.
  • Line a 9 by 13-inch baking pan with aluminum foil and spray lightly with a non-stick cooking spray.
  • Pour the popcorn mixture into the prepared baking dish and press the mixture into the pan, using a spatula or the back of a spoon. You want to make sure that is pressed firmly into the pan. Let set for overnight or in the refrigerator for at least an hour or two.
  • Remove from the baking pan and cut into bars.
  • If you would like to add the chocolate drizzle for the bars, after the bars are cut combine the chocolate chips, peanut butter, and coconut oil and microwave until the chocolate chips are melted. Make sure to stir the chocolate chips and peanut butter every few minutes so the chocolate does not burn. Drizzle the chocolate over the bars and let dry.
  • Store in an airtight container.

 

Popcorn Oat Bars

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  1. The Happy Whisk

    April 16, 2016 at 8:54 am

    Very, very cool Dawn. And I kid you not, I just posted about travel bars. Though mine are still in testing but boy, so much flippin’ fun.

    Reply
  2. Jeff @ Make It Like a Man!

    April 16, 2016 at 11:59 am

    I would definitely go for the chocolate version!

    Reply
  3. Bethany @ athletic avocado

    April 17, 2016 at 9:08 am

    These bars look fantastic! I love the addition of popcorn!

    Reply
  4. kushi

    April 17, 2016 at 10:02 pm

    Love the addition of popcorn in bars. Looks so beautiful and delicious!

    Reply
  5. Helene D'Souza | Masala Herb

    April 18, 2016 at 4:47 am

    Hi Dawn,
    I kind of know what you mean. I never thought much about food allergies until I worked in a hotel where we had guests with sometimes multiple food allergies at the same time. You end up not knowing what to cook when somebody has 2-3 allergies at the same time…
    I adore the sight of your popcorn oat bar, they make me want to try the recipe. 🙂

    Reply
  6. [email protected]'s Recipes

    April 18, 2016 at 8:42 am

    These oat bars look GREAT!

    Reply
  7. Liz

    April 18, 2016 at 11:39 am

    It’s nice to have some gluten free treats in one’s repertoire! I’m so glad we don’t have food allergies, either, but the pickiness gets tough, too 🙂

    Reply
  8. Priyajo

    April 20, 2016 at 1:58 pm

    I have read ,popcorn is very healthy to fill you after after meal hunger. Since it has no oil there is no chance to gain fat. I love the idea of using popcorn in even more healthy bar recipe

    Reply
  9. GiGi Eats

    April 20, 2016 at 9:32 pm

    I THINK… THINK… My fiance would LOVE this recipe!

    Reply
  10. Reeni

    April 21, 2016 at 8:13 pm

    I’ve been on a gf diet for a year and a half and it’s hard. . .I still make food for my family with gluten in it and I don’t eat it. Sometimes it’s torture – once in a while I cheat. The popcorn bars look delicious! I’ll have to try them sometime when I need a treat.

    Reply

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