Brown Honey Breakfast Bars

Welcome back Rockstars! Let’s get in that kitchen and Rock it! It’s a New Year and here’s to a new easy recipe. After a few weeks of “holiday eating” this is a great “healthier”, note I didn’t say healthy just healthier:)  breakfast solution to get us all back on the right track and it tastes delicious too! I call ‘em The Belle’s Brown Honey Breakfast Bars, but the beloved farmer eats them for snacks, treats, dessert…you get the idea.

Ingredients:

1 egg
½ cup butter
½ cup sugar
½ cup honey
1 teaspoon vanilla (I use vanilla paste!)
1 cup flour
½ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon baking powder
½ teaspoon salt
1 cup oatmeal
½ cup nuts

To stir these up, we’ll cream a half cup of butter with a half cup of sugar. Then we’ll add in one egg, a half cup of honey and a teaspoon of vanilla. (I’m using vanilla paste right now. I have some on hand and I think it packs more flavor.) We’ll beat this well and stir in our sifted ingredients—that’s 1 cup flour with ½ teaspoon each of baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Once blended we’ll stir in a cup of oatmeal and a ½ cup of your favorite nuts. That’s optional.

Take this batter to make the cutest little mini muffins, regular muffins, or spread it in a shallow baking dish and cut it into breakfast bars. You’ll need to adjust your cooking time accordingly. Average time is 25 minutes at 325. Just watch ‘em until they’ve risen and the middle springs back and you’re money! Enjoy my Brown Sugar Breakfast Bars. It’s good eating from the All Things Southern kitchen to yours~