Recipe: Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

I love strawberries, and they are probably my favorite fruit. I also love oatmeal, and strawberries and oatmeal together are always really good. These bars have a very strong oats flavor, and depending on what kind of brown sugar you use, it will also have the some strong sugar flavors. If you also add the glaze, it will make them even sweeter.

I did modify this recipe, and as you can see from the picture below, you can see the small yellow bottle next to the stick of butter. Here we are again, with the oils. I substituted 2 drops of lemon essential oil with 1 tbsp. of lemon juice. I did not put in the salt, and I also substituted the ginger with cinnamon (mostly because I don't have any ginger). You can use ginger, or you can maybe try both!

All in all, these bars are pretty healthy. 1/16 of the recipe is only 100 calories! Of course, that is without the sugar glaze, but I'm sure they would be delicious with or without the glaze. 

For the recipe, you need:

1 cup oats
3/4 cup flour (any kind of flour will work, including gluten free)
1/3 cup light brown sugar
1/4 tsp. cinnamon or ginger
6 tbsp. butter (or coconut oil)
1 tsp. cornstarch
2 drops lemon oil or 1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 1 tbsp. granulated sugar
2 cups strawberries

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees
Spray a 8x8 or 9x9 pan 

Mix together the oats, flour, brown sugar, and cinnamon. Melt the butter and pour that into the dry ingredients. Mix until everything is evenly distributed. 

Set aside 1/2 cup of the crust until later

Lay out the crust in the bottom of the pan evenly. 

Take 1 cup of the strawberries, and spread it out over the crust. 

Before adding the rest of the strawberries, sprinkle the cornstarch, lemon oil/juice, and 1 tbsp. of the sugar. Add the rest of the strawberries on top of that. Then, add the rest of the sugar. 

Sprinkle the 1/2 cup of the crust that you saved earlier on top.

Put it in the oven for 35-40 minutes.  

For the glaze, you need:

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 tsp. vanilla extract
1 tbsp. milk (or more for looser glaze)

Put the vanilla in the bowl with the sugar and mix it. Add the milk slowly, and whisk it all together. If glaze is too thick, add more milk until it is at desired consistency. 

Take the bars out of the oven and let them cool. Once cooled, drizzle glaze over top and split into 16 small squares. Best served warm. 

Thanks for reading! This is a really good recipe so I recommenced that you try it! Please complete the poll and follow us on the blog and on Pinterest!  https://www.pinterest.com/sopieemu1207/

For the full recipe, go to:

(1) http://www.wellplated.stfi.re/strawberry-oatmeal-bars/?sf=pywdajz#aa