Description
Healthy Berry Oatmeal Bars Breakfast are a delightful and nutritious way to kickstart your day. Bursting with mixed berries and wholesome oats, these bars make for an ideal breakfast, snack, or guilt-free dessert. The sweet oatmeal crust creates a perfect balance with the fruity filling, ensuring that everyone in your family will love them. Quick to prepare and easy to customize, these bars can be frozen for busy mornings or enjoyed fresh out of the oven. With fiber-rich ingredients like rolled oats and almond flour, they offer a satisfying treat that fuels your day.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups frozen berries (any mix)
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon coconut sugar
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 ¾ cups rolled oats
- 1 ¼ cups almond flour
- ½ cup coconut oil
- ½ teaspoon baking soda
- ⅛ teaspoon sea salt
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C) and line a 9×9 baking dish with parchment paper.
- In a small saucepan over low-medium heat, combine frozen berries, lemon juice, coconut sugar, maple syrup, and sea salt. Warm for 5-10 minutes until soupy.
- Mix tapioca starch with a bit of liquid from the saucepan to create a slurry; stir back into the berry mixture and heat for another minute before removing from heat.
- In a large bowl, combine rolled oats, almond flour, baking soda, sea salt, maple syrup, solid coconut oil, and vanilla extract until well mixed.
- Press about three-quarters of the oatmeal mixture into the prepared baking dish as the base layer. Add the berry mixture on top followed by clumps of the reserved oatmeal mixture.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until edges are lightly golden. Let cool completely before slicing.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar (50g)
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 35mg
- Fat: 7g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 27g
- Fiber: 4g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 0mg