Kinda like but better Starbucks Oat Bars

These bars are my version of the kinds that are sold at Starbucks. They are not very sweet, and although I could have made them sweeter, that would have defeated the purpose of them being "healthy". If more sweetness is desired, one could spread them with a favorite jelly or jam. However, they are packed full of oats and oat bran and that was the desired objective.

1 cups Oat Bran

2 ½ cup Old Fashioned Oats

2 tablespoons Arrowroot Flour

½ cup butter

½ cup Coconut Sugar

¼ cup Maple Syrup

1/3 cup half and half

1 egg

½ teaspoon salt

1 teaspoon vanilla

Directions

1.      Heat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit

2.      Mix together the arrowroot flour, salt, oats and oat bran

3.      Melt the butter, sugar, half and half, and syrup together until the sugar has dissolved and the mixture thickens

4.      Whisk the egg slightly.

5.      Add the whisked egg, and mix the wet and dry ingredients together to for a “dough”.

6.      Press firmly into the pan lined with parchment paper, letting the paper overhang around the edges. Smooth the top with a spatula as though you are spreading frosting on a cake.

7.      Bake 20 minutes until the edges are browned and the mixture has taken on a golden color.

8.      Cool then cut into bars.