Healthy Cherry Oatmeal Bars

5 from 4 votes

Healthy Cherry Oatmeal Bars are a low calorie, gluten free dessert recipe made low sugar with high fiber oats. A yummy, low calorie treat that's easy to make and dairy free! Gluten Free + Low Calorie + Vegan

Prep Time15

Cook Time30

Total Time45

Course: Dessert

Cuisine: American

Diet: Gluten Free

Servings: servings

Calories: 157kcal

Author: Megan Olson

Ingredients

For the bars:

1 cup Gluten free oat flour
1 1/2 cups Gluten free rolled oats
1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt

For the cherry layer:

1 1/2 cups cherries frozen and thawed
1 tablespoon chia seeds
2 tablespoons monkfruit or zero calorie sweetener of choice

US Customary - Metric

Instructions

Preheat the oven to 325 F. Line an 8-inch by 8-inch baking dish with parchment paper.
Heat a small saucepan over medium heat. Add the cherries, monkfruit and chia seeds. Cook 10 minutes, stirring and breaking down the cherries to mash them until they become a jam like texture. Turn off the heat and set aside.
In a large bowl, combine the gluten free oats, gluten free flour, cinnamon, salt and baking soda.
Add the maple syrup, applesauce and extra virgin olive oil and stir to combine. The mixture should stick together. If you need more liquid, add a bit of water until it combines fully.
Set aside a 1/2 cup of the mixture. Transfer the remaining mixture to the prepared baking dish and smooth into an even layer. Top the mixture with the cherry jam then drop the 1/2 cup of reserved oat mixture on top of the jam like a crumble.
Bake for 30 mminutes then cool completely before slicing into 12 bars. Store the bars in the refrigerator up to 7 days.

Notes

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