Easy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars filled with fresh strawberries and a delicious crumbly topping. A healthy, whole grain breakfast or snack idea the whole family will fall in love with!
Easy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Oatmeal is one of those comfort foods that’s great eaten warm by the bowl with a dash of cinnamon or baked up into a tasty bar. This recipe for Easy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars has a ton of flavor, a wonderful crumbly top and is a healthy food recipe because it uses minimal sugar and whole grains.
This Easy Oatmeal Bar is the one that started out my family’s love of bars baked with oatmeal.
Did you know? Oats are among the healthiest grains on earth. Very cool! They’re a gluten-free whole grain and a great source of important vitamins, minerals, fiber and antioxidants. I’m always looking for a healthy alternatives to packaged food, so when you bake oats into a bar and it tastes this good, you can’t go wrong!
Easy Blueberry Oatmeal Bars are good too! Baked blueberries bursting with flavor and a crumbly topping!
Perfect for snack time or any time! We make Easy Oatmeal Bars for breakfast, lunches, after school snacks, park days and road trips because everyone can’t get enough.
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Oatmeal Bars with Fresh Strawberries
This recipe is so simple, you’ll wonder why you haven’t tried it before!
One bowl. One pan. One delicious snack!
Place all your dry ingredients for the main recipe, plus the melted butter and vanilla in a large bowl and mix.
Cut fresh strawberries in to chunks.
Reserve 1 cup oat mixture and place the rest in the pan and pat down. For the filling, sprinkle with half of the strawberries and half of the tablespoon of whole wheat flour and lemon on the oat mixture. Layer on the rest of the strawberries and remaining whole wheat flour. Crumble reserved cup of oat mixture on the strawberries and place in the oven for 45 minutes.
Get ready for your house to smell amazing!
Tips for The Best Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
- This recipe is best if you use old fashioned oats, not instant oats.
- I like using the healthy option of whole wheat flour, but regular flour would also work.
- To store, layer the bars between waxed paper in an airtight container. Keep in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Bring back to room temperature before serving.
- Strawberry Oatmeal Bars can be frozen for up to 3 months, just bring to room temperature when ready to eat them.
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Supplies Used for These Oatmeal Bars
8×8 Baking Pan
Parchment Paper
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Easy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
Crust & Crumble Topping
- 6 Tablespoons butter, melted (you can substitute coconut oil)
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1½ cups white whole wheat flour
- 1½ cups old fashioned oats (not instant)
- ½ cup honey
- ¼ cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- pinch of salt
Strawberry Filling
- 2 1/2 cups chopped fresh strawberries
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon white whole wheat flour
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Line the bottom of an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, foil or with cooking spray.
- To make the crust & crumble, place whole wheat flour, regular oats, honey, brown sugar, ground cinnamon and salt in a large bowl. Stir in melted butter and vanilla until just combined. Mixture should be a little dry and crumbly. Reserve 1 cup of the mixture, this will be your crumble topping.
- Add the oat mixture to the prepared baking pan. Press mixture into the bottom of the pan in an even layer.
- Cut up fresh strawberries. Scatter half of strawberries over crust. Sprinkle the tablespoon of whole wheat flour evenly over the top, then sprinkle on the lemon juice. Scatter on the remaining berries.
- Evenly sprinkle the remaining crumble mixture over the top of the strawberries.
- Bake the bars for 45 minutes. Remove the bars from the pan and let sit for 10 minutes. Cut and enjoy!
Notes
- This recipe is best if you use old fashioned oats, not instant oats.
- I like using the healthy option of whole wheat flour, but regular flour would also work.
Nutrition
Since oats are one of the most nutrient rich foods and are so yummy, add a little fresh fruit and enjoy a pan of Strawberry Oatmeal Bars today!
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[email protected] Than A Pig In Mud says
February 25, 2019 at 2:19 amSounds like a great recipe and I see Florida strawberries starting to show up in the stores:@)
Erin says
February 26, 2019 at 11:03 amLove strawberry season!! Thanks for stopping by, Lynn!
Deborah Colletti says
September 8, 2017 at 7:38 amHow much coconut oil do you use if substituting for butter?
Erin says
September 9, 2017 at 3:19 pmGood question, Deborah. I would go 1 for 1 if subbing in coconut oil. let me know how it goes!
Carol says
May 10, 2017 at 1:57 pmSounds healthy and delicious – pinned and shared
Erin says
May 11, 2017 at 8:56 amThanks so much for stopping by, and thanks also for the shares 🙂 Enjoy the recipe! It’s a good one!