Snack

Strawberry Oat Squares is for Snack.

Strawberry Oat Squares takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Strawberry Oat Squares takes 30 minutes to cook.

Strawberry Oat Squares makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Strawberry Oat Squares are:

1.5 cup regular oats
1 cup kamut or spelt flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 cup brown sugar
1 chia egg (1tbsp chia seeds mixed with 4 tbsp warm
water)
1/2 cup butter or heart healthy margarine- melted
1/4 cup maple syrup
2 tbsp almond milk
1 cup low sugar jam (or make your own)
optional- extra oats and unsweet coconut

Here is how you make Strawberry Oat Squares:

if making jam- place 2.25 cups chopped strawberries and 3-4 tbsp sugar in sauce pot. Heat on low until berries sweat and get watery. Add 1 tbsp chia seeds and stir well. Bring to boil and then simmer over med-low heat 10 minutes. Remove from heat and cool 5-10 min. Preheat oven to 350. Line a square pan (9x9 for me) with parchment and oil sidesFor bars: mix chia seeds and water and set aside.mix oats, flour, sugar, soda and salt in large bowl.In separate bowl add melted butter, maple syrup, milk and chia "egg", stir well. Add wet to dry, mix well.Pour mix into pan and spread it out evenly.Spread jam on top. Optional- sprinkle top with another 1/4 cup oats and a little brown sugar. I also sprinkled on a bit of unsweetened coconut shreds.Bake 30 minutes. Let cool 30-40 minutes then lift from pan and slice.Store in fridge to keep firm.Serving Size: 12-16 squares, depending on how you cut themNumber of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user NATBAER.

The nutritional information for Strawberry Oat Squares is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 157.5

• Total Fat: 6.4 g
• Cholesterol: 15.3 mg
• Sodium: 162.3 mg
• Total Carbs: 31.6 g
• Dietary Fiber: 2.2 g
• Protein: 1.6 g

The dietary needs meet for Strawberry Oat Squares is Vegan