6 Ingredient Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Slices of oatmeal bars on parchment paper with fresh raspberries arranged around them.

6 Ingredient Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

These raspberry oatmeal bars are the perfect healthier dessert! They're soft & chewy in texture and are made with 6 wholesome ingredients that are gluten-free and vegan-friendly. You'll be so surprised by how EASY they are to prepare!

Course Dessert

Cuisine American

Keyword healthy oatmeal bars, healthy raspberry oatmeal bars, raspberry oatmeal bars

Freezer Friendly Yes

Prep Time 10

Cook Time 25

Cooling Time 10

Total Time 35

Servings bars

Calories 359kcal

Author A Simple Palate

Ingredients

2 1/2 cup old-fashioned oats (use gluten-free oats if needed)
1 cup almond flour
1/2 cup honey (or maple syrup for vegan)
2 tbsp creamy peanut butter
1/2 cup melted coconut oil
1 cup raspberry jam
1 healthy pinch of salt (omit if the peanut butter is salted)

Instructions

Preheat oven to 350F.
Chop the oats: In a food processor or high-powered blender, roughly chop oats until they are small pieces.
Make the crust: In a large mixing bowl, add chopped oats & almond flour, coconut oil, honey, and peanut butter. Mix until the ingredients are completely combined.
Bake the crust: Line an 8x8 square baking pan with parchment paper. Set aside 1/2 cup of mixture for the crumble topping, and pour the rest of the oat mixture into the pan. Press the mixture down firmly with a rubber spatula, spoon, or using your hands. It should be packed evenly and completely together. Use a fork to poke a few holes on top of the crust - this helps the steam rise without the crusting rising. Bake the crust uncovered in the oven for 10 minutes. Remove from the oven, and let it cool for about 10-15 minutes.
Spread jam over the crust: After the crust has cooled, dollop the jam over the top and carefully spread it evenly over the crust. Use the extra oat mixture that was set aside to sprinkle as crumble on top.
Final bake: Then bake in the oven for 15-18 minutes, until the edges of the crust are golden brown. When they're baked, remove the bars from the oven and let them cool for 10 minutes before lifting the paper edges from the pan and cutting them into 9 squares. Enjoy them right away warm or chill them in the fridge for 15-20 minutes for a chewier texture!

Notes

Make it nut free - if you have a nut allergy you can make this nut-free by swapping out the peanut butter for either tahini or sunflower seed butter. And instead of almond flour, use more oats instead!

Use different jam flavors - this recipe is a great base to use different jams! Aside from using raspberry jam, we also love to use strawberry, mixed berry, or blueberry jam.

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