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Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Name: Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bars
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 40 min
Ingredients: 2 cups gluten-free quick-cook oats; 1/4 cup hemp hearts; 2 Tbsp chia seeds; 1 tsp ground cinnamon; 1/4 tsp sea salt; 1 1/2 cups dairy-free milk (I used Vanilla Soy Milk); 1/4 cup honey; 1 tsp vanilla extract; 1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

March 6, 2020March 6, 2020 by admin

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A soft and chewy breakfast bar, Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bars are a great healthy baked addition to your early morning.

Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bars are a delicious morning breakfast addition. If you’re a lover of oatmeal, you’re going to love these easy to make oatmeal bars. Feeling like you’re always short on time in the morning? Meal prep this breakfast recipe with just a few simple ingredients, and you’ll have a soft and chewy breakfast prepped for the week!

BLUEBERRIES:

Oatmeal with fresh blueberries is one of the best varieties. I decided to turn the family-favorite oatmeal into a grab-n-go blueberry oatmeal bar. Fresh blueberries are a must for this recipe. Gently fold them into the batter and they’ll stay juicy and plump in the bars. I have tried frozen blueberries in this recipe, and they ‘do’ work, but as the blueberries thaw during the baking process, the batter becomes more moist and the bars don’t hold together quite as nicely. Fresh blueberries are the way to go for these bars!

GRAB-N-GO:

This school year as I have two boys going to school, I’ve learned the importance of having breakfasts prepped and ready for the morning. These blueberry oatmeal bars are very easy to make on the weekend, cut into bars, and have packaged up. If you’re the type who needs to bring breakfast with you, just grab one of the packaged bars as your heading out the door.

HOW TO MAKE:

Start with preheating the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking dish and set aside.

Next, in a large mixing bowl add the gluten-free quick cook oats, hemp hearts, chia seeds, cinnamon, and sea salt. Stir together. Next add the dairy-free milk, honey, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined. Add the fresh blueberries and fold into the batter.

Lastly, pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Place in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting into equal pieces. Then either serve right away or place the cut pieces in snack-sized baggies for grab-n-go breakfasts.

Baked Blueberry Oatmeal Bars

Prep Time

5 mins

Cook Time

35 mins

Total Time

40 mins

Course: Breakfast, Snack

Cuisine: Dairy-free, Gluten-free

Servings: 9 bars

Author: anaankeny.com

Ingredients

2 cups gluten-free quick-cook oats
1/4 cup hemp hearts
2 Tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 tsp sea salt
1 1/2 cups dairy-free milk (I used Vanilla Soy Milk)
1/4 cup honey
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups fresh blueberries

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees. Spray an 8×8 baking dish and set aside.
In a large mixing bowl add the gluten-free quick cook oats, hemp hearts, chia seeds, cinnamon, and sea salt. Stir together. Next add the dairy-free milk, honey, and vanilla extract. Stir until well combined. Add the fresh blueberries and fold into the batter.
Pour the batter into the prepared baking dish. Place in the oven and bake for 35-40 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely before cutting into equal pieces.
Either serve the bars right away or place the bars in snack-sized baggies for grab-n-go breakfasts. They will keep for up to 5 days.

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