Gluten Free Raspberry Oat Bars

  • Number of Servings: 24
Ingredients
3 cup Raspberries, fresh or frozen3 tbsp chia seeds Sweetleaf stevia vanilla creme drops (to taste) or can use sugar3 cup Steel Cut Oats, dry 3 cup Steel Cut Oats, dry blended to make oat flour1 cup Applesauce, unsweetened 8 tbsp Smart Balance Buttery Spread, melted1/2 tsp Sea Salt 1 tsp. baking soda1/2 c. coconut sugar or can use 1/2 c. brown sugar (can be omitted if crust tastes sweet enough to you without it)1 tsp Sweetleaf stevia drops vanilla creme or 1/2 c. sugar
Directions
In a saucepan, cook and mash raspberries until they reach a simmer. Reduce heat to medium low and add chia. Cook until reduced to the consistency of jam (will not thicken more as it cools). Remove from heat. Sweeten with Sweetleaf stevia drops until desired sweetness. Set aside.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, combine oats, oat flour, applesauce, Smart Balance, sea salt, soda, coconut or brown sugar, and stevia. Mix until it resembles a slightly crumby mixture. Press 3/4 of mixture into a greased 1/2 sheet pan (large rimmed cookie sheet). Spread raspberry "jam" over the top leaving a narrow rim on edge without jam so jam doesn't touch pan edge. Sprinkle remaining crust crumbs over the top. Bake at 350 for 25-30 minutes until top crumbs just start to turn golden. Cool in pan. These travel well and stay fresh for several days.

Serving Size: 1/24th of recipe

Number of Servings: 24

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user HOLLYKWALKER.

Servings Per Recipe: 24
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 201.0
  • Total Fat: 6.0 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 78.7 mg
  • Total Carbs: 34.6 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 5.8 g
  • Protein: 6.5 g

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