Easy Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

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 love!

Course Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Cook Time 45 minutes

Total Time 50 minutes

Servings

Calories 149kcal

Author Erin Henry

Equipment

Large Mixing Bowl
8x8 baking pan
Spatula
parchment paper

Ingredients

Crust & Crumble Topping

6 Tablespoons butter, melted (you can substitute coconut oil)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1½ cups white whole wheat flour
1½ cups old fashioned oats (not instant)
½ cup honey
¼ cup brown sugar light or dark
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 F.
Line the bottom of an 8x8 pan with parchment paper, foil or with cooking spray.
To make the crust & crumble, place the 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. The 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 the 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 40-45 minutes. Remove the bars from the pan and let sit for 10 minutes. Cut and enjoy!

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Notes

This recipe is best if you use old fashioned oats, not instant oats.
We like using the healthy option of whole wheat flour, but regular flour would also work.
Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator of roughly 5 days.

Nutritional information is approximate and was calculated using a recipe nutrition label generator.

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