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Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars are loaded with heart-healthy oats, made with fresh or frozen strawberries and contain no refined sugar. These gluten free oatmeal bars can be served warm or cold and make a delicious dessert or serve as oatmeal breakfast bars.
The tender, flaky cake-like bar is studded with delicious sliced strawberries. The best part is that these strawberry oatmeal bars have only 248 calories per serving. Your taste buds and waistline will love these healthy strawberry oatmeal bars. Prep time is only 5 minutes, and you can enjoy these tasty strawberry oatmeal bars for dessert, breakfast or as a healthy snack.
If you love strawberries, try my Strawberry Chia Pudding or Mini Strawberry Cheesecakes.
Why You’ll Love this Oatmeal Bar Recipe
- They’re so versatile. Whether you want to serve these as oatmeal breakfast bars, for dessert or as an on-the-go snack, they are a real crowd pleaser.
- It’s so simple. Baked goods with less than 5 minutes of prep time? Yes! It’s that easy.
- Fruity deliciousness. Enjoy the goodness of strawberries in a healthy dish you can feel good about eating. No guilt here!
Oatmeal Breakfast Bars Ingredients
- Rolled Oats: You can use regular or quick cooking oat. Quick oats will have a more delicate texture. If you are gluten free, be sure to look for certified gluten free oats.
- Almond Flour: almond flour has a nutty flavor and texture, but you can substitute whole wheat or regular flour, too.
- Banana: mash a large ripe banana. Mashed bananas can be stored in the freezer.
- Peanut Butter: use your favorite peanut butter, almond or cashew butter. You can use unsweetened varieties if preferred.
- Coconut Oil: this oil is solid at room temperature, so you will want to melt and cool it.
- Maple Syrup: adds a touch of sweetness. You can also use raw honey.
- Leavening: both baking powder and baking soda are added for texture and lift.
- Vanilla Extract: vanilla enhances the flavor of all the other ingredients.
- Salt: just a pinch.
- Strawberries: use frozen or fresh sliced strawberries.
- Turbinado Sugar: an optional garnish to sprinkle on top.
How To Make Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
- Prepare the equipment. Preheat the oven to 350F. Line 8X8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- Combine the dry ingredients. In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- Combine the wet ingredients. In a separate bowl, place coconut oil, mashed banana, maple syrup, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix to incorporate.
- Prepare the batter and add the strawberries. Pour combined wet ingredients into the bowl with dry ingredients and incorporate them all nicely with a spatula. Add strawberries and gently fold them in with a spatula. Don’t mash them too much.
- Bake and serve. Transfer the batter to the baking dish. Press down the top with a spatula, making sure the corners are as equally filled. Sprinkle with turbinado sugar. Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Tips To Make Strawberry Breakfast Bars
- Measure your ingredients as accurately as possible. Spoon and level rather than scooping dry ingredients.
- Not all oats are gluten free. Be sure to purchase certified gluten free oats if that is a concern for you.
- Stir in chopped nuts for even more goodness.
- Have a sweet tooth? Add a handful or two of chocolate chips.
- Line the pan with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Let the bars cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting them into 12 squares.
- Don’t overbake or the bars will be hard.
Frequently Asked Questions
Fresh strawberries yield the best results, but you can use frozen strawberries. Be sure to thaw them completely and drain any excess liquid before adding to the batter.
If you love to experiment, you can try using blueberries, blackberries, raspberries and even pineapple instead of the strawberries in this recipe.
Place any leftover Strawberry oatmeal bars in an airtight container and refrigerate for up to 4 days. The bars will not be as crunchy after they have been stored in the fridge. You can reheat the bars by zapping them in the microwave for about 15 seconds or so.
These bars freeze beautifully in an airtight container. Place parchment paper between bars to prevent them from freezing together. Thaw overnight in the fridge.
Whether you serve these strawberry oatmeal bars for breakfast, dessert or as a snack, they always pair well with a cup of coffee. You can fancy it up by adding some cream whip on top or even a side of vanilla ice cream.
More Oatmeal Breakfast Recipes
- Blueberry Oatmeal Bake
- Chocolate Chip Banana Baked Oats
- Apple Cinnamon Baked Oatmeal Cups
- 3 Ways Baked Oats
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Strawberry Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups rolled oats, for fine texture inside use quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup almond flour, can use wheat or regular flour too
- 1 large mashed ripe banana
- ½ cup creamy peanut butter, can use almond or cashew butter
- ¼ cup coconut oil, melted and cooled, not hot
- ¼ cup maple syrup
- ¼ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- pinch of salt
- 1½ cup cut strawberries, frozen or fresh
- 2-3 tbs turbinado sugar, to sprinkle on top, optional
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F.
- Line 8X8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt.
- In a separate bowl, place coconut oil, mashed banana, maple syrup, peanut butter, and vanilla. Mix to incorporate.
- Pour combined wet ingredients into the bowl with dry ingredients and incorporate them all nicely with a spatula.
- Add strawberries and gently fold them in with a spatula. Don’t mash them too much.
- Transfer the batter to the baking dish.
- Press down the top with a spatula, making sure the corners are as equally filled.
- Sprinkle with turbinado sugar.
- Bake for about 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
Notes
- Measure your ingredients as accurately as possible. Spoon and level rather than scooping dry ingredients.
- Not all oats are gluten free. Be sure to purchase certified gluten free oats if that is a concern for you.
- Stir in chopped nuts for even more goodness.
- Have a sweet tooth? Add a handful or two of chocolate chips.
- Line the pan with parchment paper for easy removal.
- Let the bars cool for at least 10 minutes before cutting them into 12 squares.
- Don’t overbake or the bars will be hard.
