Healthy Strawberry Vegan Oatmeal Bars (Gluten free)

Hello Strawberry season and hello to the Strawberry Vegan Oatmeal Bars!

This recipe only contains wholesome and plant-based ingredients, no butter, eggs, refined sugar or dairy! It’s a one bowl recipe for the crumble and a saucepan for the strawberry chia jam. Easy, peasy cleanup and no need to bring out the food processor or blender for this wonderful strawberry crumble bar recipe.

These Strawberry Vegan Oatmeal Bars are easy to make!

You will only need 6 ingredients for the crumble and 3 for the strawberry chia jam filling. You can use either fresh or frozen strawberries for this recipe. Which means you can enjoy this summery treat all year round!

Since it is strawberry season here in Spain I used fresh strawberries for this recipe. I also made a double batch of the strawberry chia jam so I can have extra for toast, desserts, pancakes, chia pudding and any where you would use regular jam. This is so much healthier and even tastier then normal jam though. No strange additives and the strawberry flavor really shines in this recipe!

If you don’t have strawberries you can easily use another berry or fruit. Try my Cherry Chia Jam or my Forest Fruit Chia Jam recipefor a different flavor filling.

The Ingredients you will need to make these gluten-free Strawberry Vegan Oatmeal Bars:

• Oats
• Nut butter (almond or peanut)
• Ripe banana
• Mixed nuts of your choice 
• Cinnamon 
• Maple syrup

Strawberry chia jam

• Strawberries, hulled and chopped (fresh or frozen)
• Chia seeds
• Maple syrup

Instructions:

Chia Jam

Start by making the chia jam. Add the strawberries (fresh or frozen) and the maple syrup to a pan with a splash of water. Bring to a boil while stirring and simmer, stir occasionally. Once the strawberries are nice and soft and juicy, take the pan off the heat. Taste it and adjust with more maple syrup if desired, the amount needed depends on how sweet your strawberries are. Stir in the chia seeds and leave to cool.

Crumble

Preheat the oven and line a baking pan with parchment paper. In a bowl, combined all the ingredients. Reserve 1 cup and add the rest to the baking pan. Push the mixture to an even layer, then top with the chia jam. Top with the reserved crumbly pieces and bake in the oven. Let it cool in the pan and then cut into pieces. Enjoy! 

I hope you give this recipe a try and enjoy it as much as I do!

You might also like these recipes:

Zucchini Brownie

Homemade Peanut Butter Cups

Healthier Chocolate Peanut Butter Rice Krispie Treats

Peanut Butter and Jelly Chocolate Bites

Healthy Chocolate Banana Muffins

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Happy baking!