- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
- 3/4 cup brown sugar
- 3/4 cup dried fruit
- 1/2 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup toasted wheat germ (optional)
- 3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable oil
- 1/2 cup honey
- 1 egg
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a 9×13-inch baking dish or jelly roll pan with parchment paper.
- Mix oats, walnuts, brown sugar, dried fruit, all-purpose flour, whole wheat flour, wheat germ, cinnamon, and salt together in a bowl.
- Whisk oil, honey, egg, and vanilla extract together in a separate bowl; stir into oats mixture until batter is just mixed. Spread batter into the prepared baking dish.
- Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown around the edges, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool slightly on a wire rack; cut into 12 bars while still warm using a pizza cutter.