These Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are vegan, gluten-free, and super easy to make!
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These Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are what I make instead of homemade cereal bars. Guess what? They taste even better! Crumb topping > enclosed bar. Yes?
These are a million times easier than cereal bars so it’s pretty much a no brainer that you should make them. They are teetering dangerously between a healthy dessert and an acceptable breakfast. I say make them both. That’s what we did.
What do you do when Costco has giant containers of organic strawberries for less than the regular size at other stores? You buy them. No matter what the month. I can’t resist.
Nobody over here was complaining when I turned that purchase into these Strawberry Oatmeal Bars.
I scaled this recipe for a bigger baking dish so these wouldn’t be eaten up in a day. You’re welcome.
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars (Vegan and Gluten Free)
- Total Time: 45 mins
- Yield: 15 1x
Description
These healthy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are vegan, gluten-free, and super easy to make!
Ingredients
- 4 cups diced strawberries
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/4 cup lemon juice
- 1/4 cup water
- 3 tablespoons arrowroot powder+3 tablespoons water (mixed together)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 2 cups oat flour (blend some rolled oats if you don’t have oat flour)
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup maple syrup
- 1/2 cup applesauce
- 1/4 cup coconut oil
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Oil a 2 quart baking dish and set aside.
- In a saucepan, bring the strawberries, maple syrup, lemon juice, and water to a boil.
- Once it is boiling, reduce the heat and stir in the arrowroot powder/water mixture and the vanilla extract. Stir well and cook over low heat for 1-2 minutes. Remove from heat.
- In a large bowl, mix together the rolled oats, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Add the remaining 1/2 cup maple syrup, apple sauce, and coconut oil. Use your hands to make sure it is well incorporated.
- Press a little more than half of the oat mixture into the baking dish. Make sure it is even.
- Pour the strawberry mixture on top of the oat mixture in the dish.
- Crumble the remaining oat mixture on top of the strawberry mixture.
- Bake in the preheated oven for 30 minutes. Allow to cool before cutting into squares. Enjoy!
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 30 mins
- Category: Breakfast
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 15.9
- Sodium: 156.7
- Fat: 6.2
- Saturated Fat: 3.6
- Carbohydrates: 38.8
- Fiber: 3.4
- Protein: 4.5
Note: This recipe is adapted from my Blueberry Oat Bars. Check those out if you love blueberries!
What could I substitute for the applesauce?
Also thank you for your recipes. I have been desperate to the point of tears trying to feed my twins with food allergies while dealing with autoimmune issues and food allergies of my own. My twins are gluten free, egg free, dairy free, nut free, and sesame seed free, but also allergic to most RAW fruits and vegetables. Fruits and veggies must be cooked and even then some aren’t tolerated, like apples. They’re also allergic to beef, chicken, pork, turkey, tuna and some herbs and spices.
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I am always having trouble with carbed desserts since I can’t figure out which is gluten free and which one’s are not. Foods with gluten often makes me feel really sick. But luckily, I found this recipe in your blog. Now I won’t be having a hard time since I will be the one to prepare this mouth watering sweets. By the way Maryea, can I replace maple syrup with honey in your ingredients? I want to make a variation of the oatmeal bar and I’ll compare which one tastes best.
Thanks!
Yes, you can use honey in place of the the maple syrup. Make sure you use certified gluten-free oats for these so they don’t make you feel sick! 🙂
This looks amazing – I am totally in love with strawberries. x
Izzy |http://www.pinchofdelight.com
Thanks, Izzy!