Weight Watchers: Oat & Apricot Breakfast Bars

If you're looking to get your day off to a great start, but you don't want to pack on the calories, try this recipe from Weight Watchers today!

Oat and Apricot Breakfast Bars

Course: Snacks
PointsPlus™ Value: 5
Servings: 8
Preparation Time: 12 min
Cooking Time: 20 min
Level of Difficulty: Easy

Our bars are perfect for breakfast-on-the-run: Make a batch and freeze them individually. Then grab one for an on-the-go (or at-home!) morning energy boost.

Ingredients

1 cup(s) whole-grain wheat flour
1 tsp baking powder
1/2 cup(s) packed brown sugar
1/2 cup(s) uncooked quick oats
15 halves dried apricot halves, diced
2 Tbsp sunflower seeds
1 Tbsp reduced-calorie margarine, melted
1/2 cup(s) fat-free egg substitute

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350ºF. Coat an 8-inch square baking pan with cooking spray.

Whisk together flour, baking powder, sugar, oats, apricots and sunflower seeds.

Whisk together margarine and egg substitute. Quickly mix together wet and dry ingredients. Spoon into prepared pan and smooth top.

Bake until firm, about 20 minutes. Cool completely before cutting into 8 rectangles. Yields 1 bar per serving.