Blueberry Protein Walnut Breakfast Bars
Take your granola bars up a notch with a chewy, oven-baked these Blueberry Protein Walnut Breakfast Bars packed nutrients and antioxidants! Made with a protein-walnut-oat base and topped with a blueberry, walnut-oat crumble this breakfast has everything and more! Gluten Free + Vegan + Low Calorie
Servings: 12 bars
Calories: 184kcal
Ingredients
For the Base:
- 1 cup Walnuts
- 2 cups Gluten Free rolled oats
- 1/4 cup vanilla protein powder
- 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
For the Crumble:
- 1/4 cup Gluten Free rolled oats
- 1/4 cup walnuts chopped finely
- 1/4 cup pepita seeds
- 1 cup fresh blueberries
- 1/4 cup unsweetened coconut milk
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a 9-inch x 9-inch square baking pan with parchment paper crisscrossed for easy removal.
- Add all the ingredients for the base to your food processor and process on high until fully broken down and the mixture is doughy.
- Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer with a spatula.
- Place in the oven for 8 minutes to bake.
- While the crust is baking, all the ingredients for the crumble to a bowl an combine.
- Remove the baking dish from the oven, top with the crumble mixture into an even layer pressing the mixture gently into the crust.
- Bake another 12 minutes in the oven.
- Remove from the oven and cool in the pan 30 minutes prior to lifting the bars out of the pan with the parchment paper and slicing into 12 bars.
- Store bars in the refrigerator in a container up to one week.
Notes
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Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 184kcal | Carbohydrates: 20.2g | Protein: 5.9g | Fat: 10.5g | Saturated Fat: 1.4g | Sodium: 129mg | Fiber: 4.6g | Sugar: 6g