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Oats & Apples Breakfast Bars

By Cynthia Mosher

These moist, yummy bars are wonderful for quick, no time for breakfast, mornings.

Ingredients:
3 cups rolled oats
1 1/2 cups of coconut
1 1/2 cups of raisins or chopped dates
1 cup chocolate chips (optional)
3 medium apples, chopped small
2 - 3 cups soy, almond, or rice milk
1 1/2 cups chopped nuts
2 tsp powdered cinnamon
1/2 tsp powdered ginger

Mix the spices together and set aside.

Lightly oil or butter a 13" x 9" baking dish, and layer the ingredients as follows:

Layer 1:
1/2 of the nuts
1/3 of the coconut
1/3 of the oats

Layer 2:
1/2 of the raisins
1/3 of the coconut
1/3 of the oats
1/2 of the chocolate chips, if desired
all of the chopped apples

Sprinkle half the spices over these two layers and then pour 1 1/2 cups of milk over the top.

Layer 3:
Remaining raisins, oats, coconut, chips,

Top with remaining spices and nuts and pour the remaining 1 1/2 cups of milk over the top.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes.

Bars may be made ahead of time and frozen for busy mama mornings. Enjoy!

Cynthia Mosher is the Editor of VegFamily.com and Mothering'sWebmaster. She blogs at WAHM Daily where she shares advice and information about working from home and internet marketing.