These healthier baked strawberry oat bars are super quick to mix up and made with simple, pantry staple ingredients. If you love strawberry season, this one’s for you!
Made with garden fresh juicy berries, freshly squeezed lemon juice and zest, these strawberry oat bars are then lightly sweetened with maple syrup. They’re light and fresh, making them ideal for warm summer days.
Here’s everything you’ll need to make these baked strawberry oat bars
- All-purpose flour
- Old fashioned rolled oats
- Dark brown sugar
- Butter (sub dairy free)
- 3 cups strawberries
- Maple syrup
- Lemon juice
- Lemon zest
- Vanilla
The secret? Whole strawberries are baked right in with no additional cooking required!
These quick and easy baked strawberry oat bars are lightly sweetened with just the right amount of crumb. The perfect, easy-breezy summer breakfast, snack or dessert!
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Baked Strawberry Oat Bars
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1½ cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 2/3 cup dark brown sugar
- ½ cup butter sub dairy free
Strawberry Filling
- 3 cups strawberries washed, stems removed and sliced
- 2 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Zest of 1 large lemon freshly grated
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
Instructions
- In a medium-sized bowl, toss together sliced strawberries, lemon juice and zest, maple syrup and vanilla and set aside.
- Preheat oven to 350ºF (177ºC) and prepare parchment-lined 8×8-inch baking dish.
- In a large mixing bowl, combine oats, flour and brown sugar. Add butter and work it in well with a fork until the mixture is crumbly with the butter evenly distributed.
- Spread 2/3 of the oat mixture into the bottom of the baking dish, pressing it down to form a base. Bake for 15 minutes.
- Remove pan from oven. Spoon strawberry mixture over the base, spreading it out to the edges of the pan. Then sprinkle remaining oat mixture across the top.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes until lightly browned. Remove from oven and let cool on a wire cooling rack for at least 30 minutes. Slice into squares with a sharp knife and serve.
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