Homemade Fig Bars Recipe
Chewy, sweet, and wholesome homemade fig bars made with oats and figs. Perfect for snacks, lunch boxes, or desserts.
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Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 210kcal
Cost: $8
Equipment
- 8×8-inch baking pan lined with parchment
- Medium saucepan for fig filling
- Large mixing bowl for crust
- Pastry cutter or hands for mixing butter
- Potato masher for figs
- Sharp knife for cutting bars
Ingredients
For the Crust and Topping
- 2 cups rolled oats old-fashioned
- 1 ½ cups whole wheat flour
- ¾ cup brown sugar packed
- ½ cup unsalted butter cold, cubed
- 2 tablespoon honey
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon ground
- ¼ teaspoon salt
For the Fig Filling
- 2 cups dried figs stems removed, chopped
- 1 cup water
- ¼ cup honey or maple syrup
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon ground
- 1 pinch salt
Instructions
- Cook figs with water until soft, 15–20 min.
- Add honey, lemon, vanilla, cinnamon; mash to spreadable consistency.
- Combine oats, flour, sugar, baking powder, cinnamon, salt.
- Work butter in until coarse crumbs form.
- Stir in honey, vanilla.
- Press crust firmly into lined 8x8 pan, reserve 1 cup.
- Evenly spread cooled fig mixture over crust.
- Sprinkle reserved crust on top, bake 25–30 min at 350°F.
- Cool fully before slicing into bars.
Notes
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 210kcal | Carbohydrates: 36g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 15mg | Sodium: 70mg | Potassium: 180mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 20g | Vitamin A: 80IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 30mg | Iron: 1mg