Description
Chewy, buttery oat bars filled with fresh strawberries, perfect for lunchboxes and picnics.
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 cups old-fashioned oats
- 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup light brown sugar
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 cup (2 sticks) cold butter
- 4 cups chopped strawberries
- 1/2 cup sugar (for filling)
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 1–2 tbsp cornstarch
- 1 1/2 cups high-quality strawberry jam (optional)
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and line a 9×13-inch pan with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, combine oats, flour, light brown sugar, granulated sugar, baking powder, and salt.
- Cut in cold butter until coarse crumbs form, then press two-thirds of the mixture into the prepared pan for the base.
- In a saucepan, simmer chopped strawberries with sugar, lemon juice, and cornstarch until thick, or use strawberry jam.
- Spread the filling over the base, sprinkle remaining crumble on top.
- Bake for 30–35 minutes until golden and filling bubbles.
- Cool completely for at least 1 hour before slicing into bars.
Notes
Keep butter cold for best crumble texture. Chill bars for cleaner slices.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 35 minutes
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bar
- Calories: 200
- Sugar: 12g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 9g
- Saturated Fat: 5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 30g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 3g
- Cholesterol: 25mg