Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars

These little bars are so sweet, creamy, and have little pops of warm raisins in each bite. So so good! They are also good for breastfeeding mamas to help with lactation.
Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN

In high school, one of my best friends’ moms, Alisha’s mom, would make her legendary sour cream raisin bars, and then she would have Alisha call me to let me know they were ready. I would show up in a flash. Jane’s bars were so sweet, creamy, and had little pops of warm raisins in each bite. So so good! 

Fast forward to me making bars for my own kids, I am always trying to multitask everything, so I turned Jane’s bars into a lactogenic version. I also swapped some ingredients for healthier ingredients.

What makes them lactogenic: 

  • Almond flour: the healthy fats, protein, calcium, and tryptophan all make almonds lactogenic and breast-milk boosting. They are said to enrich breast milk and make it sweeter and creamier.
  • Oats: oats contain plant estrogens, which have been associated with the stimulation of milk glands. They also contain a fiber called beta-glucan, which can increase the levels of prolactin (a hormone that is responsible for producing milk) in the bloodstream. 

Why the other ingredients are good too!

  • Butter, sour cream, and egg yolks: the saturated fats in these make your breastmilk nice and rich. The fattier the milk, the more satiated the baby!
  • Coconut sugar: lower glycemic than regular sugar. It contains a few nutrients, including iron, zinc, calcium, and potassium, as well as antioxidants.
  • Raisins: high in vitamins, minerals (especially iron), antioxidants, and fiber
Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN

Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars

These little bars are so sweet, creamy, and have little pops of warm raisins in each bite. So so good! They are also good for breastfeeding mamas to help with lactation.

Ingredients

Instructions

For the Crust and Crumble Topping:

  1. Preheat oven to 350*.
  2. Mix butter and sugar in a standing mixer and mix until well combined.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  3. Add in flour and oats. I use my hands for this part, mix it together very well.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  4. Reserve one cup for the topping.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  5. Press into a 9x13” ungreased pan.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  6. Bake for 20 minutes.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN

For the Filling:

  1. Combine all ingredients in a medium saucepan over medium-low heat until it bubbles up and thickens (about 10 minutes).
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  2. When thickened, pour over baked crust.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  3. Top with remaining crumbs and bake for 20 more minutes.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN
  4. Allow to cool, then enjoy! Store covered in the fridge, they will last up to one week.
    Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars | Real Food RN

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2 Replies to “Lactogenic Grain-Free Sour Cream Raisin Bars”

  1. Question: Are oats not a grain? I’m planning to start the grain free diet for 2 weeks as you suggested to see if it helps my bloating.

    The “raisin bar…grain free” recipe has oats and thought oats were a grain & then can’t be “grain free?”

    Thanks
    Karen

    1. Yes, oats are a grain. Sorry about that, I meant to have it be “gluten-free” and we somehow labeled it grain-free by accident. I need to change the graphics.

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