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Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars

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These Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are an easy one-bowl recipe and are great for a healthy breakfast, dessert, or snack!Gluten Free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars. These quick, easy, and healthy bars are great for breakfast or an after school snack! Add chocolate chips to bring them to a dessert level!Do you ever buy food or ingredients on a whim?  Or is that just a #foodbloggerproblem? That’s exactly what happened with the cranberries I used for these bars. I saw a bag of organic cranberries at the grocery store, and even though I wasn’t hosting Thanksgiving this year and had no plans for them, I wanted them.  They were so pretty and festive, I couldn’t help myself.

Gluten Free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars. These quick, easy, and healthy bars are great for breakfast or an after school snack! Add chocolate chips to bring them to a dessert level!I decided to bake with them.  These healthy bars, with fresh cranberries, are the result of my impulse purchase.  Sometimes impulse purchases turn out pretty well.  I’m so happy with these bars!  I used a mix of almond flour and old fashioned oats, so you get a lower-carb bar that is lightly sweet and really satisfying.  They are great as a breakfast bar or for an after-school snack.  For one batch I added dark chocolate chips.  That takes these bars to a dessert level.  I highly recommend it.

Gluten Free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars. These quick, easy, and healthy bars are great for breakfast or an after school snack! Add chocolate chips to bring them to a dessert level!Along with being gluten-free, these bars are also dairy-free.  I should have put that in the title, but I thought it was long enough as it was.  I did use two eggs for these.  With one trial I used one egg and they didn’t hold together that well, so I’m not sure how these would work with flax eggs.  I also used two tablespoons of chia seeds, which add another boost of nutrition, but they are optional.

Gluten Free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars. These quick, easy, and healthy bars are great for breakfast or an after school snack! Add chocolate chips to bring them to a dessert level!These bars could not be easier to whip up.  You only need one bowl.  Mix it all together and you’ll have some healthy, delicious bars in no time! Although some of the pictures have forks, no fork is needed.  These make a great portable breakfast/snack option if you need that.  I hope you love this recipe!

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Gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars

Gluten Free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars. These quick, easy, and healthy bars are great for breakfast or an after school snack! Add chocolate chips to bring them to a dessert level!

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These gluten-free Almond Oat Cranberry Bars are healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but can also be a great dessert!

  • Author: Healthy Happy Mama
  • Prep Time: 15 minutes
  • Cook Time: 25 minutes
  • Total Time: 40 minutes
  • Yield: 12 bars 1x
  • Category: Dessert
  • Cuisine: American
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Ingredients

1 cup almond meal/flour

1 cup old-fashioned rolled oats (make sure they are certified gluten-free for gluten-free bars)

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

2 tablespoons chia seeds (optional)

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/4 cup orange juice

2 tablespoons coconut oil, melted (your favorite neutral baking oil may be substituted)

2 eggs

1/3 cup honey

1 cup fresh cranberries

Optional add-ins: 1/4-1/2 cup dark chocolate chips

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Lightly oil a small baking dish. (9×9, 8×8, or small oblong like in the picture above. I used a 9×9 pan for the other bars you see in the pictures)

In a large bowl, whisk together the almond flour, oats, baking powder, baking soda, chia seeds, and salt.

Create a well in the middle and add the orange juice, oil, eggs, and honey.

Stir until everything is combined. Add the cranberries and chocolate chips (if using).

Transfer the batter to your baking pan. If the cranberries are bunched together, use your fingers to distribute them evenly among the batter.

Bake in the preheated oven for 25 minutes, until the top is lightly golden and the edges are pulling away from the pan. Allow to cool completely before cutting. Enjoy!

Nutrition

  • Serving Size: 1 bar
  • Calories: 155
  • Sugar: 8.8g
  • Sodium: 65.3mg
  • Fat: 8.8g
  • Carbohydrates: 16.8g
  • Protein: 4.4g

Keywords: oat bars

Cranberry Almond Oat Bars Recipe. These are healthy enough to eat for breakfast, but also make a great healthy dessert or snack. The whole family loves this gluten-free snack ideas

 

 

 

 

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Comments

  1. kathy says

    December 4, 2014 at 9:57 am

    Those look beautifully delicious!!! I don’t use eggs, so even though you weren’t sure about them staying together with flax egg, I still may have to try them anyway. 🙂

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  10. Alice @ Hip Foodie Mom says

    December 6, 2014 at 10:30 am

    I think the buying food or ingredients on a whim is a #foodbloggerproblem and a foodie thing.. but it’s a good problem to have. . esp when it results in fabulous bars like these!!! love!! and love the almond flour!!

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  13. Diedre says

    December 12, 2014 at 2:31 pm

    Another great recipe. Of course I make a lot of your snack/dessert items. Took these to a church playgroup. THe problem is I can not say “no more.” Oh well, they are so yummy. I love cranberry and orange together. Thank you once again

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  14. Gluten free mom says

    June 19, 2015 at 7:32 pm

    I doubled the recipe because I was making this for a party and put the batter in two 8×8 square pans. My oven was preheated to 350 – with a thermometer measure but at 25 minutes the middle of the pan was complete liquid and the edges were dark brown. Even ten more minutes wasn’t enough. Any ideas?

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    • Maryea says

      June 22, 2015 at 4:43 pm

      Oh my! That doesn’t sound right at all. It definitely sounds like something was off in the measuring, but I can’t say for sure since I wasn’t there to see you baking. I have made these several times with no issues like that, but I’ve never doubled the recipe. I wish I could help you more!

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  15. Cheryl Sison says

    October 27, 2017 at 11:52 am

    What can I use as a substitute for the orange juice? I don’t regularly buy it and don’t want to buy it for such a small amount for the recipe.

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    • Maryea says

      October 27, 2017 at 12:25 pm

      You could always use an orange and use fresh orange juice. If that’s not an option, I think almond milk (or your milk of choice) would work as a liquid substitute here.

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