Blueberry Breakfast Bars
Easy and quick blueberry breakfast bars made with rolled oats, fresh blueberries, and other simple pantry staple ingredients.
Servings: 9
Ingredients
- 1 cup whole wheat flour
- 1 1/2 cup rolled oats
- 1/4 cup desiccated coconut
- 2/3 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 cup honey agave, or maple syrup for a vegan option
- 1/2 cup coconut oil
Blueberry Filling:
- 2 cups fresh blueberries
- 1/3 cup coconut sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 tablespoons cornstarch or GF flour
- 1/2 lemon juice and zest of
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F and line a 9x9 baking pan with parchment paper.
- In a large bowl mix the flour, rolled oats, desiccated coconut, coconut sugar, and honey. Pour the coconut oil and stir to combine. Divide the mixture adding about 2/3 of it to your prepared pan.
- Spread and gently press the mixture in an even layer all over the base of the pan. Reserve 1/3 of the mixture for the topping.
- In a medium bowl, combine all the ingredients for the filling, stirring well to incorporate the cornstarch.
- Spread the blueberry mixture over the base in the pan.
- Sprinkle with the reserved oat mixture.
- Bake in the middle rack of the oven for 30-35 minutes.
- Allow it to cool completely before slicing into bars.
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Notes
You must allow it to cool completely before cutting and serving.
Make sure you press down the base firmly and it isn't too thin. Otherwise, the bars will fall apart when you handle it.
Nutrition
Calories: 356kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 4g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 12g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 38mg | Potassium: 155mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 31g | Vitamin A: 20IU | Vitamin C: 7mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg