Oat and Fruit Bars
Good morning. And how are you doing on this Sunday morning?
We were finally able to bring our camper to the campground for the season. Yay!! All of the public areas are closed for now, but I am just so glad to have another place to go to that I feel 100% safe. There is nothing like going away for a few days, but knowing that it is my food that I will eat, my shower to get clean in, and my bed to sleep in at night.
I love seeing different places, but I have always had a bit of anxiety about those things. Who else cleans their hotel bathroom before using? Or God forbid there is a hair left from someone else???? NO THANK YOU!
I am looking forward to the fresh mountain air. Watching the chipmunks run around, going for long walks that lead to no where and waving from afar to people that I haven’t seen in months. And while I’m on my walk, I can bring these fabulous Oat and Fruit bars with me.
I saw a video on Tasty several years ago with an apple granola bar, and thought “I can do that.” I don’t have the exact recipe or who shot the video, but thank you whomever you are!
Oat and Fruit Bars
Based on a video from Tasty
For the bars:
- 3/4 cup palm shortening, melted
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp baking soda
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1 cup coconut sugar
For the filling:
- 2 Tbsp-1/4 cup coconut sugar, to taste
- 1-2 Tbsp tapioca starch
- 1 Tbsp cinnamon
- 2 cups fruit
Or
- 1 cup preserves
Preheat oven to 350’F.
Line a rimmed baking pan with parchment paper, making sure to go up the sides as well.
Combine all ingredients for the bars in a medium bowl until well mixed. Set aside.
In another medium bowl, combine your fruit and cinnamon. Mix well, taste. Add up to 1/4 cup coconut sugar if needed. Add in tapioca starch and set aside. Use up to 2 Tbsp, depending on how wet your fruit is. Banana might require less than sliced peaches.
If using preserves, mix in a bowl until it is all broken up. Add in cinnamon and 2 Tbsp tapioca starch. Set aside.
Pour 2/3 of your dry mixture onto the parchment lined pan. Press down to create the crust. Try to have it go up the sides a little.
Evenly spread your fruit mixture onto the oat base going all the way to the edges.
Sprinkle your remaining oat mixture evenly over the top, making sure no fruit is visible. Gently press down into fruit mixture.
Bake 45 minutes -1 hour until the top is nice and brown.
Cool completely in pan.
Use the parchment to lift the oat bars out of the pan.
Slice into desired sizes. These bars are best stored in the refrigerator.
Enjoy!
We love these bars in our house. I have made them with apple, banana, raspberry preserves with chocolate chips, blueberry preserves. Really, you can use whatever fruit you love. Leave a comment below, or tag us on Instagram @Anges_Table and show us how you make your Oat and Fruit Bars.