Description
These Strawberry Oat Bars are a delightful blend of fresh strawberries and crunchy oats, baked to perfection. Perfect for a quick snack or a sweet treat!
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups chopped fresh strawberries (about half-inch pieces)
- 2 tbsp sugar
- 2 1/2 tsp cornstarch
- zest of one lemon
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 8 tbsp unsalted butter (cut into cubes)
- 1/2 cup sliced almonds
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350F and coat a 9×9-inch pan with nonstick cooking spray or line with parchment paper.
- In a small mixing bowl, stir together the diced strawberries, sugar, cornstarch, and lemon zest until the strawberries are well-coated. Set aside.
- In a medium mixing bowl, whisk together flour, oats, sugar, brown sugar, baking soda, and salt. Cut in the butter using a fork or fingers until crumbly, with pea-sized pieces. Save 1 1/4 cups of this mixture and set aside.
- Press the remaining mixture into the baking pan to form an even base layer.
- Pour the strawberry mixture, including juices, over the oat base layer and spread it evenly.
- Stir the sliced almonds into the reserved crumble mixture and sprinkle it over the strawberries.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes until the topping is golden brown and the strawberries are bubbling.
- Remove from the oven and allow to cool completely in the pan before cutting into squares. Chill in the fridge for quicker cooling.
Notes
For a healthier option, consider reducing the sugar in the strawberry filling.
These bars can be stored in an airtight container and kept in the refrigerator for up to a week.
Feel free to mix in other berries or nuts for additional flavor.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 221
- Sugar: 11g
- Sodium: 100mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 3g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 19mg