Triple Berry Almond Oat Bars
 
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These bars are full of oats, nuts, and berries - almost like eating fruit crisp in bar form! They are vegan, can easily be made gluten-free, and are super healthy and delicious.
Serves: 16 bars
Ingredients
For the chia seed jam filling:
  • ½ cup strawberries, diced
  • ½ cup raspberries
  • ½ cup blueberries
  • 2 tablespoons granulated sugar
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 2 tablespoon chia seeds
  • ¾ cup chopped almonds
For the crust and crumble:
  • ¾ cup oat flour
  • ½ cup almond meal
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 ½ cups rolled oats
  • ½ cup coconut oil, solid state
  • ½ cup brown sugar
  • ½ teaspoon almond extract
  • 1 flax egg (1 tablespoon flax meal + 2.5 tablespoons water)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Take two pieces of parchment paper and place them perpendicularly in an 8x8” baking pan. Leave some overhang so that the bars can easily be lifted out of the pan. Grease with butter or oil spray.
For the chia seed jam filling:
  1. Add the berries, lemon juice, and sugar to a saucepan and stir on medium-high heat for about 5 minutes or until it begins to bubble. The fruit should break apart and release liquid. Use the back of your spoon to press down on the blueberries and raspberries a little bit. Turn to medium-low, add the chia seeds, and continue to stir for an additional 10 minutes. It will thicken as you stir.
  2. Add the chopped almonds then set aside and allow to cool slightly.
For the crust and crumble:
  1. In a medium bowl, combine the oat flour, almond meal, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Set aside.
  2. In a large bowl, stir together the coconut oil and brown sugar until they are fully combined. Stir in the almond extract and flax egg. Add the dry ingredients to the wet and stir until combined.
To assemble:
  1. Press ¾ of the oat crust into the baking pan. Spread the chia seed jam over the crust then sprinkle the remaining oat mixture on top.
  2. Bake for 20-25 minutes. Allow to cool completely before cutting and serving. These taste awesome both warm and cold.
Notes
Use any berries you want for the jam. You can also just buy fruit preserves at the store.
You can sub all-purpose flour for both the oat flour and almond meal (1 ¼ cups total).
Make your own oat flour by processing oats in a food processor or blender until it reaches flour consistency. Almond meal can be made the same way (by using almonds).
Use gluten-free oats to make this recipe gluten free.
To make a flax egg mix 1 tablespoon flax meal with 2 ½ tablespoons water and let it sit for 5 minutes.
Use a real egg in place of a flax egg if you aren’t vegan.
Recipe by Just J.Faye at https://www.justjfaye.com/2015/05/30/triple-berry-almond-oat-bars/