Ingredients
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1/3 cup canola oil
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1/2 cup sugar
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1 tablespoon maple syrup
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1 cup flour (can use half whole-wheat if desired)
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon pumpkin pie spice (or cinnamon, if that's what you have in the pantry)
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2/3 cup dried fruit (raisins, cranberries, cherries, etc.)
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optional - 1/4 c. pecans, chopped
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1/2 cup banana, ripe, mashed (measure after mashing)
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1 egg white
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2 cups quick-cooking oatmeal
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325. Spray 7x11 or 9x9 pan with non-stick spray.
- Mix wet ingredients (first 5 in list).
- Mix dry ingredients (oatmeal through spice) in a large bowl.
- Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, adding in remaining fruits and optional nuts as you gently mix everything together.
- Pat into prepared baking pan.
- Bake 325 for 22-24 minutes for a glass pan. Note - Aluminum pans may take a bit longer than the time listed for a glass pan.
- Makes 18 squares (9x9 pan makes 16 squares).