A healthy breakfast bar to take on the go for the whole family!

Oatmeal Breakfast Bars

I like to start my day really early, when it’s quiet. But I also like to end my day early. The only way I can stay ahead and avoid the temptation of pre-packaged convenience food is to make my breakfast ahead of time, one week at a time.

If I don’t have a filling breakfast, I am a ravenous beast by mid-morning. I need something substantial, and these Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Squares are perfect. You can easily make these squares into Chocolate Chip Breakfast Cups , too!

They are easy to make, all you have to do is combine all of the ingredients in no particular order into one bowl, mix, and bake. It’s that easy! A filling breakfast will be ready for the whole family for a week!

Getting up in the morning to breakfast being ready feels great. If you think so, too, then you’ll also love these Peanut Butter & Jelly Overnight Oats , Cinnamon Roll Overnight Oats , and Vegan Brownie Batter Overnight Oatmeal !

Planning ahead sets the tone for the rest of my day. I don’t want any of us running out the door in the morning feeling rushed and forgetting good-bye’s. It’s important to me that everyone starts their day healthy and organized!

Easy Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Squares

What You’ll Need

4 cups Rolled Oats

2 2/3 cups Unsweetened Applesauce

3/4 cup Water

1 tsp Salt

1 cup Vegan Mini-Chocolate Chips

1/4 cup Peanut Butter

1/2 cup Maple Syrup

2 tsp Vanilla Extract

How to Make Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Squares

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13 glass pan with parchment paper.

In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients: 4 cups rolled oats, 2 2/3 cup applesauce (or mashed banana), 3/4 cup water, 1 tsp salt, 1 cup vegan mini-chocolate chips, 1/3 cup creamy peanut butter, 1/2 cup maple syrup, and 2 tsp vanilla extract.

Mix all of the ingredients together until well combined.

Pour into parchment paper lined pan. Sprinkle additional chocolate chips on the top if you’d like.

Bake for 28 minutes, but do not open the door when the timer goes off. Just turn the oven off and set the timer for 20 minutes. When the time is up, remove the pan from the oven.

Let cool and slice into squares.

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Cups – You can make these into cups instead of squares if you’d like.

Banana – You can use mashed banana instead of unsweetened applesauce.

Applesauce – These will take on taste of the applesauce if you use cinnamon flavored applesauce.

Peanut Butter – You can use creamy or crunchy. If you don’t want to use peanut butter, you can use a different nut butter, such as almond butter.

Maple Syrup – You can use honey instead of maple syrup. Note that some people will not consider these vegan if you substitute with honey.

Storing – These taste even better after they have been in the refrigerator for a day or two!

Freezing – These can be easily stored in a freezer safe bag or container.