Starbucks Oat Bars
Updated Apr 28, 2026
Simple to make, these filling and healthy-ish oat bars are great to grab for breakfast or a snack. Make them ahead and skip the Starbucks line!
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Starbucks Oat Bars at Home!
Have you tried the Starbucks Oat Bars? I tried them, loved them, and hated the ingredients. So I decided to make a homemade version of the popular Starbucks oat bars and I think that my version is actually better! They’re chewy, slightly sweet and buttery and easy to make vegan by swapping the butter for a plant-based version.
If your mornings are hectic, these make ahead breakfast oat bars are a great option! This Starbucks copycat recipe is so easy to make at home, and you’ll love having them to grab on-the-go! If oat bars are your favorite Starbucks treat, you’ll love this healthier homemade version!
Happy Baking!
– Yumna
Starbucks Oat Bars Ingredients
- Quick oats: These quick-cooking oats, also called 1-minute oats, can literally be cooked in that little time, so they have a chewy, soft texture and are best for the recipe. Do not use rolled/old-fashioned oats or steel-cut oats or the bars will have a hard time sticking together. If gluten-free, use GF certified oats.
- Butter: Butter helps to hold the oats together since I don’t use eggs for the recipe. Use unsalted butter, and feel free to swap with plant-based butter to make the recipe dairy-free.
- Sweeteners: I use light brown sugar, maple syrup and a little vanilla extract not only for sweetening and flavoring the oat bars but also binding them.
- Milk: I use unsweetened almond milk for these oat bars, but any plant-based or dairy milk will work well.
How to Make Starbucks Oat Bars
Recipe Tips
- Line the baking dish with parchment. Allow the parchment to hang over the sides of the pan so that the baked oats are easy to remove to cool and slice.
- Allow the oats to cool. If you cut into the baked oats too soon, they won’t be set. Let them cool in the pan completely before you remove them from the pan and slice them.
- Press the mixture firmly before baking. This ensures that they hold well together without crumbling after baking. It’s important to note that these will crumble lightly still because we’re not using any eggs in the oat bars.
- Don’t over bake. Watch the edges of the pan and the top of the oat bars. When the edges start to pull away from the pan and the edges look firm, it’s time to pull them out of the oven. They should be done at 15 minutes.
Starbucks Oat Bars
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Ingredients
- 3 ¾ cups quick oats
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ cup unsalted butter
- ½ cup packed light brown sugar packed
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ cup unsweetened almond milk
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 325°F and line an 8×8 inch pan with parchment paper.
- In the bowl of a food processor, grind 2 cups of oats until super fine and flour-like. Add to a large bowl and stir in the remaining 1¾ cups oats and salt. Mix to combine.
- Melt the butter, brown sugar, and maple over medium heat in a small saucepan until the butter is completely melted and the sugar is dissolved. Remove from heat and whisk in the almond milk and vanilla extract. Let cool slightly.
- Pour the butter mixture into the oat mixture and stir with a wooden spoon until combined. Spoon the mixture into the prepared pan and press the oats into the pan evenly.
- Bake until slightly golden brown, 15-20 minutes. Let cool completely in the pan and then slice into 16 bars.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information provided is an estimate. It will vary based on cooking method and specific ingredients used.
Comments
Can you use steel cut oats in place of quick oats?
Hi! I do not recommend using steel-cut oats here, or the bars will have a hard time sticking together. Quick oats really work best here!
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