Fruit-Oat Bars

Easy to make homemade oat bars--filled with the fruit of your choice--are great to have on hand for after school snacks, lunchbox extras, or last-minute breakfasts.

• Preparation Time: 30 mins
• Cooking Time: 30 mins
• Total Time: 60 mins
• Calories: 119 Calories

Ingredients

• 2 cups rolled oats
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• 1 cup sliced fresh strawberries
• cooking spray
• 0.5 cup butter
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 0.25 teaspoon baking soda
• 0.66666668653488 cup packed brown sugar
• 0.25 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1.25 cups whole wheat flour
• 0.5 cup unbleached all-purpose flour

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Coat a 10x14-inch baking dish with cooking spray.

Step 2

Combine brown sugar and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy.

Step 3

Mix together whole wheat flour, all-purpose flour, salt, cinnamon, baking soda, and allspice in a separate bowl. Gradually pour flour mixture into the butter mixture; blend well. Stir in oats and mix with a wooden spoon until incorporated. Press 1/2 of the oat batter firmly into the bottom of the prepared baking dish.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven for 10 minutes. Spread strawberries and blueberries over the crust and sprinkle with remaining oat batter. Press slightly to flatten batter and fruit. Bake until edges are golden brown, 20 to 25 minutes.

Step 5

Remove from the oven and let cool completely in the pan. Cut into 24 bars.