Apple Berry Healthy Oat Breakfast Bars Food

OATMEAL APPLE BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350F. Line a 9" x 9" glass baking dish with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, combine the flour, salt, baking powder, baking soda, and cinnamon. Cut in the butter using two knives, your fingers, or the paddle blade. The mixture should resemble coarse breadcrumbs. Scoop out 1 cup and set aside.
• Add the oats and honey to the mixture in the bowl and use your fingers to mix together without creating a paste.
• Pour this mixture into the prepared pan and press down firmly and evenly to create a crust.
• Add apple cores and leftover apple pieces (if any) plus lemon juice and vanilla extract to a food processor blender and process until the mixture looks like thick applesauce. You will need about ¼ cup of this mixture, so add additional apple pieces if necessary.
• In a medium bowl, combine the pureed apple mixture with the diced apples and stir well. Pour evenly over the crust.
• Sprinkle the reserved crumb topping over the apples, pressing down lightly.
• Bake for 25-30 minutes, or until the topping is golden brown. Remove the bars from the oven and let them cool completely at room temperature, about 2 hours.
• For best results, place in the refrigerator for 2 hours before cutting.
• Makes 16 bars.

APPLE-BERRY HEALTHY OAT BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350
• Prepare an 8"x8" pan with a non-stick spray or parchment paper.
• In a small mixing bowl add all ingredients for filling. Stir to combine and set aside. For a softer apple texture in the finished bars, microwave the apple mixture 2 - 2 1/2 minutes on high. Then set aside.
• In a medium mixing bowl add all ingredients for the oat layer in the order listed. Mix well.
• Scoop out 1 cup of oat mixture and set aside for the topping. Press the remaining mixture into the bottom of the pan.
• Add apple or apple/berry mixture overall. Spoon remaining oat mixture over top and gently spread it over fruit. It won't be perfect; there will be some gaps.
• Bake 30 minutes. Topping will feel quite firm.
• Set aside to cool. (I always eat a piece right away)
• Store in refrigerator or freezer.

BLUEBERRY OATMEAL BREAKFAST BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease an 8-inch square pan.
• Combine whole oats, oat flour, brown sugar, salt, and baking soda together in a bowl. Stir in almond milk, eggs, butter, and vanilla extract until well combined. Fold in blueberries and walnuts. Spread mixture into prepared square pan; top with shredded coconut.
• Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden and coconut is brown; about 35 minutes. Cool in the pan for 10 minutes before cutting into squares.