These fruity bars scream spring is coming. The raspberry-strawberry combo adds a sweet twist to these bars. With hints of cinnamon, these bars are a must!
Recipe
Ingredients:
• 1 cup Old-fashioned whole oats
• ¾ cup Oat flour
• 1/3 cup coconut sugar
• 3 tablespoon Plant-sterol or salted butter, melted
• 2.5 tablespoons Coconut oil, melted
• ½ Lemon, juiced
• 1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon
• 1 cup Strawberries, dices
• 1/3 cup Raspberry jam
• ½ teaspoon Ground flaxseed meal
• Pinch of salt
Method:
1.) Preheat oven to 375F degrees. Line an 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper, for easy clean-up.
2.) In a large bowl combine the oats, oat flour, coconut sugar and pinch of salt. Pour in the melted plant sterol (or butter) and coconut oil. Mix till all ingredients are lightly wet. Squeeze in lemon juice and give another stir.
3.) In a small bowl combine the diced strawberries, flaxseed and raspberry jam.
4.) Pour ¾ of the oat batter mixture into prepared pan. Using a rubber spatula pressing evenly around pan. Top with all raspberry-strawberry mixture. Sprinkle cinnamon on top. Lastly, crumble the remaining oat mixture onto of raspberry-strawberry mixture.
5.) Place in oven and bake for 40 minutes till fruit is bubbly and oats are golden.