Hello my friends! Happy Summer! It’s berry season, in my mind one of the best things about summer. My family and I have been eating our weight in seasonal local berries. I made these vegan berry oat bars last week and they turned out perfect on the first try, very rare, they are so good and were gone in 24 hours, I had to share. These summer berry bars are easy to make, healthy and tsaste amazing.
These summer berry oat bars are perfect for a healthy breakfast paired with plain yogurt, camp snack, or a mid afternoon snack. They are versatile, I made them with blueberries, raspberries, blackberries and strawberries but you can substitute any berry.
Ingredient substitutions:
This recipe uses fresh berries that are slightly over ripe, you can also use frozen berries.
To make these bars gluten free use gluten free all purpose flour and gluten free oats.
Save RecipeIngredients
- Fruit mixture:
- 1). 3 cups of fresh berries
- 2). 1 tbsp maple syrup
- 3). 1 tbsp coconut oil
- 4). 2 tbsp cornstarch
- Oat base:
- 2 cups of oats
- 1 cup of coconut (shredded), unsweetened
- 1/2 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tbsp maple syrup
- 2 tbsp coconut oil, melted
- 1 tsp vanilla
- Oat crumble
- 1 cup of oats
- 1/2 cup of coconut
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 2 tbsp brown sugar
Instructions
- 1). Preheat oven to 350 degrees
- 2). Line an pan with parchment paper 8 x8
- 4). Ina small pot add fruit, coconut oil, maple syrup together over low- medium heat. Allow berries to boil and breakdown to jam like consistency. Add cornstarch to thicken, remove from heat.
- 5). In a food processor place all the oat base in the food processor and pulse for about 45 seconds. Place ingredients into pan and spread evenly. Using the bottom of a cup press hard into the base. Bake for 15 minutes until lightly brown.
- 6). Add fruit mixture and oat crumble on top of fruit. Bake for 30 minutes until golden brown.
Enjoy!
