MY Island Oat Bars
The Island Oat Bar from Starbucks is my favorite treat! It’s sweet, dense and chewy and goes perfect with a cup of tea or coffee.
I’ve tried to nail down a recipe for a good oat bar that resembles the ones found at Starbucks and I think I’ve finally done it! If these don’t sound familiar to you, it’s probably because they’re a Canadian Starbucks thing.
They’re delicious.
As Close to Starbucks as I can Make Em Oat Bars
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1/2 cup butter, unsalted
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1/2 cup brown sugar
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1/4 cup agave syrup ( you can use corn syrup here, but I chose the healthier option)
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1/4 cup milk
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1/4 tsp salt
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1/2 tsp vanilla extract
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3 1/2 cups quick cooking oats
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees and line a 9″X7″ brownie size pan or an 8″ square pan with parchment.
Using a blender or a food processor, pulse 2 cups of the oats until they resemble a coarse meal. Mix together with the remaing oats.
In a medium saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the brown sugar, agave syrup and salt. Stir until all of the butter has melted and the sugar has dissolved.
Remove from heat and stir in the vanilla and milk.
Add all of the oats to the pot and stir until everything is well combined.
Gently press the oat mixture into the prepared pan and bake for 15-20 minutes, the oat bars should be a very light golden brown.
Remove from the oven and cool completely before slicing into bars.
Enjoy!
Thank you…I love Starbucks Oat Bars and have often wondered how to make.I will be giving this a try.
I have made these 2 times and find them delicious but don’t hold together very well. Did you find this too and do you have any suggestions?
I’ve used the recipe a few times and if they’re not really well packed in the pan the edges are a bit crumbly but they stood up well in a school lunch box. I would try pulsing 2 1/2 cups of the oats in the food processor rather than just two and see if that helps! I’ve also had some feedback that others took longer than 20 minutes to bake, it’s possible that my oven may run a little warmer.
Best of luck!
Thanks for the recipe. I have made a few variations of “The Oat Bar” and this one is the closest one I have found. I think it’s perfect! The texture was great, not too crumbly. I used the agave syrup and cooked it in a larger pan which made them a bit thinner. Thanks again for taking the time to post your recipe.