vegan gluten-free cherry oat bars
Fruity bars made with healthier ingredients - these vegan gluten-free cherry oat bars make a delicious snack or on-the-go breakfast.
Ingredients
- 110g oat flour use gluten-free oats to make the recipe gluten-free
- 75g ground almonds not almond flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp ground flaxseed
- 6 tbsp water
- 2 tbsp almond butter or nut butter of choice
- 3 tbsp coconut oil
- 40g coconut sugar white or brown sugar will also work
- 230g cherry jam (I used Koro sour cherry 75% fruit spread) or jam/preserve of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 180C/160C fan/350F.
- Mix the ground flaxseed with 6 tbsp of water and leave to set for 10 minutes.
- Mix the oat flour, ground almonds, baking powder, sugar and salt in a large bowl, then add in the set flaxseed mixture, almond butter and coconut oil. Mix to form a dough. You should end up with a dough like consistency that’s not too dry or crumbly.
- Press 3/4 of the mixture in a square 8″x8″ cake tin lined with baking paper.
- Bake for 10 minutes, then spread the cherry spread on top. Crumble on the remaining dough mixture, then bake for another 20 minutes.
- Leave to cool completely before removing from the tin.
- Slice into 8 or 16 slices and enjoy!
Notes
Make your own oat flour by blending plain oats in a blender/food processor into a fine flour. Use gluten-free oats if necessary.
Store in an air-tight container in the fridge for up to 4 days.
You can use any kind of jam you like, or even homemade chia jam (find my recipe here)
Nutrition
Calories: 224kcalCarbohydrates: 28gProtein: 5gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.001gSodium: 132mgPotassium: 169mgFiber: 4gSugar: 12gVitamin A: 1IUVitamin C: 0.01mgCalcium: 69mgIron: 1mg
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