Easy Oat Slice
An easy oat slice recipe, made with rolled oats, and simple pantry ingredients, my kids' favourite slice!
Servings: 16 pieces
Calories: 120kcal
Ingredients
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds or 1 Egg
- 2 tablespoon water
- 125 grams butter two thirds cup melted
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- ½ cup plain flour
- 1 ½ cup rolled oats
- ¾ cup raisins
Instructions
- If you are making the egg-free version of this recipe, then start by soaking the chia seeds in the water in a small bowl, leave them aside for 10 minutes or so. If you are going to make this recipe with an egg then you can skip this step
- Mix the brown sugar and melted butter together, I use a whisk for this step
- Whisk in either the soaked chia seeds or an egg and the vanilla
- Add the flour, mix well (I swap to a wooden spoon at this stage)
- Add the rolled oats and mix well
- Add the raisins and mix so they evenly through the mix
- Pour the mix into lined slice tin (I use a 20 x 20 cm tin, a cake tin will also work if you don't have a slice tin
- Bake at 180 degrees Celsius (350 F) for 20-25 minutes or until the edges are golden and start to come away from the edge of the tin
- Allow to coo,l then slice into squares
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Notes
- Egg-free option: Use 1 tablespoon chia seeds soaked in 2 tablespoons of water (a “chia egg”) instead of a regular egg.
- Flour: Works with standard plain flour or a gluten-free blend. Avoid coconut flour—it makes the slice too crumbly.
- Butter: Gives the slice its lovely flavor and texture. The recipe will also work with a full fat dairy-free margarine or coconut oil.
- Sugar: Brown sugar gives a nice depth, but any granulated sugar such as coconut sugar or white sugar also work.
- Raisins: Can be swapped for chopped dates, apricots, sultanas, or whatever dried fruit your family enjoys.
- Chewy or soft? For a softer texture, increase the flour to oat 1 cup flour to 1 cup oats.
- Line the tin with baking paper so the slice lifts out easily for cutting.
- Don’t over bake—remove when the edges are golden and starting to pull away from the tin. The centre will firm as it cools.
- Perfect for lunchboxes, also freezes really well, so you can make a double batch for a freezer stash.
Nutrition
Serving: 1piece | Calories: 120kcal | Carbohydrates: 12.9g | Protein: 1.5g | Fat: 6.6g | Saturated Fat: 4.1g | Cholesterol: 16.8mg | Sodium: 2.5mg | Fiber: 1.1g | Sugar: 4.4g