A childhood favourite combination, these bars are healthy and made from simple ingredients! This makes around 18 small bars depending on how big you cut them.
Course
Baking
Cuisine
American
Keyword
bars, jam, Peanut Butter
Prep Time10minutes
Cook Time30minutes
Servings18small bars
AuthorFraîche
Ingredients
1 ½cupslarge flake oats
½cupflour(whole wheat, all-purpose or GF)
¾cupnatural smooth peanut butter
¼cupmelted butter(or vegan butter or coconut oil)
½cupmaple syrup
1teaspooncinnamon
1teaspoonvanilla
¼teaspoonsalt
3/4-1cuplower sugar fruit spread or chia jam(I used Bonne Maman)
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350F and line an 8x8” baking pan with parchment paper.
In a food processor combine the oats, flour, peanut butter, melted butter, maple syrup, cinnamon, vanilla and salt. Process until it is fine and sticks together when pressed between your fingers.
Press ¾ of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan, spread evenly with the Bonne Maman Strawberry Spread, and crumble the remaining oat mixture on top.
Bake for 30 minutes and cool completely before cutting into bars and serving. These keep refrigerated or in the freezer for a quick snack!