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18 Sweet Recipes That Prove Oats Aren't Just for Breakfast

Oats for breakfast are good, but oats for dessert are better. These 18 recipes are proof

Oats for breakfast are good, but oats for dessert are better. These 18 recipes are proof.

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    Alex Lau
    11/18

    Zucchini Bread with Oats

    For a slightly more virtuous quick bread—more like breakfast, less like dessert—reduce the amount of granulated sugar to one cup.

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    Photo by Ditte Isager
    12/18

    Nutty Grain and Oat Bars

    We can’t stress it enough: Pack the mixture as tightly as possible into the loaf pan. This is essential for the slices to hold together when cut.

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  • Image may contain Food Breakfast and Oatmeal
    13/18

    Spiced Oat and Pear Blondies

    A cross between a moist pear cake and the best oatmeal cookie you’ve ever had, these blondies will have kids adults coming back for more.

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  • A stack of homemade hobnob cookies spread out on a blue surface.
    Photograph by Elliott Jerome Brown Jr., Prop styling Tim Ferro, Food Styling by Mieko Takahashi
    14/18

    Homemade Hobnob Cookies

    Crisp through the center, these honey-oat cookies mimic a classic British packaged treat.

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    ©Romulo Yanes
    17/18

    Almond-Oat Strawberry Shortcakes

    Pulse the oats and almonds in the food processor to form a flour.

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    Christopher Griffith
    18/18

    Crack Pie

    Anyone who has taken a bite of this Milk Bar best seller immediately knows the reason for the sassy name. Once you start eating this rich, salty-sweet pie with its oat cookie crust, you won't be able to stop.

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Senior Associate Web Editor. When she’s not torturing herself by grinding coffee beans by hand and making her own butter, Rochelle writes about cooking techniques and seasonal eating for bonappetit.com. She comes to BA by way of a small farm in Central New York, where she worked as a farmhand ... Read More
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