Low Fat, Chewy Fruit and Oatmeal Bars

These are part cookie, part breakfast-bar from a recipe on the Quaker Oatmeal container. They are still chewy and delish even though they are low fat. I don't believe they are low calorie though because I want to keep eating and eating them. I used 1/2 whole wheat flour this time and may try going to all whole wheat. My next step is to try using splenda to lower the calories, but the kids may start complaining at that point. They didn't notice the 1/2 whole wheat flour.

LOW FAT CHEWY FRUIT AND OATMEAL BARS

3/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

1/2 cup granulated sugar

8 ounces of plain or vanilla low-fat yogurt

2 egg-whites, lightly beaten

2 Tbsp. vegetable oil

2 Tbsp. fat free milk

2 tsp. vanilla

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour (I used 3/4 wheat 3/4 all purpose)

1 tsp. baking soda

1 tsp. ground cinnamon

1/2 tsp. salt

3 cups Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked) (I used old-fashioned)

1 cup diced dried mixed fruit, raisins, or craisins (I mixed raisins and craisins)

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl, combine sugars, yogurt, egg whites, oil, milk and vanilla, mix well. In medum bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well. Add to yogurt mixture; mix well. Stir in oats and fruit.

2. Spread dough evenly onto bottom of ungreased 13x9 inch baking pan.

3. Bake 28 to 32 minutes (I love that odd exactness; not 27-31 minutes or 29-33, but I'm just weird.) or until golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack. Cut into bars. Store tightly covered.

That's it!