Healthy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
These Strawberry Oat Bars are soft, tender and just sweet enough. They're gluten-free, vegan, refined sugar-free and perfect for summer.
Servings 16 bars
Calories 157kcal
Ingredients
- 1 cup quick cooking oats
- 1/2 cup almond flour
- 1/2 cup quinoa flour
- 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt
- 1/4 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil
- 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flaxseed meal + 3 tablespoons water)
- 1 cup strawberry preserves (preferably low sugar)
- Optional: drizzle with melted coconut butter
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease a 9" baking pan and set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the dry ingredients. Mix in the maple syrup and coconut oil and crumble with your hands until it resembles a coarse, sandy texture. Reserve 1/2 cup of the dough for the topping.
- Stir in the flax egg then transfer the dough into the greased baking pan and press it evenly into the pan. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Spread the strawberry jam evenly over the layer of dough, leaving a little at the edges so it's easier to remove from the pan. Sprinkle with the reserved oat topping.
- Bake in the center of the oven for 20 - 25 minutes until the crumble topping is golden brown. Cool completely before cutting into squares and serving.
- If desired, drizzle with melted coconut butter for a glazed/icing effect!
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 157kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 45mg | Potassium: 51mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 14g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 22mg | Iron: 1mg