Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Anyone else excited for fall, but still holding onto the final days of summer? (Me too!) Fall is my favorite season, but I really love the fresh fruit of summer! Luckily, we still have plenty of fresh, juicy strawberries in the store – perfect for these super easy, super delicious strawberry oatmeal bars. This easy dessert is made with an oatmeal crust that doubles as a topping, strawberry preserves, and fresh strawberries. Added bonus? The vanilla glaze. Drooling? You should be!

Now I feel like it’s my duty to tell you that these strawberry oatmeal bars are addicting. The deep jammy flavor of the preserves with the bright fresh strawberries is so delicious, especially with the lightly spiced oatmeal. The vanilla glaze is the cherry on the top. Just a little extra sweetness, but with warm vanilla flavor. I used this vanilla bean paste, which I highly recommend! But you can also just use vanilla extract.

How To Make Strawberry Oatmeal Bars:

• Start by making the oatmeal crust/topping. Combine all the ingredients in a mixing bowl, and then press half of it into a greased 8×8 baking dish.
• In another mixing bowl (I love this mixing bowl set), combine all the filling ingredients except the strawberry preserves. Spread the strawberry preserves over the crust. Top with filling, and sprinkle the other half of the oatmeal mixture on top.
• Bake 35-40 minutes!
• Stir together the glaze, and drizzle over the cooled bars. Serve!

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

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• Author: Kirsten Bell
• Prep Time: 20 Minutes
• Cook Time: 35 Minutes
• Total Time: 55 minutes
• Yield: 12 Bars 1x
• Category: Dessert
• Method: Baking

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Description

Fruit, jammy and delicious – these strawberry oatmeal bars are a fun and easy summer afternoon snack or dessert!

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Ingredients

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For The Crust:

1/2 cup butter, melted

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 cup brown sugar

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 cup all-purpose flour

1 cup rolled oats

For The Strawberry Filling:

1/2 cup strawberry preserves

3 cups sliced fresh strawberries

2 tablespoons lemon juice

Zest of 1 lemon

2 teaspoons cornstarch

For The Vanilla Bean Glaze:

1/2 cup powdered sugar

1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/2 teaspoon vanilla bean paste (or double the extract)

2 teaspoons whole milk

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Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. Grease an 8×8 baking dish, and line with parchment paper on the bottom and up the sides of the pan so there’s an overhang. This will make the bars easy to remove from the pan!

Melt the butter in a large mixing bowl, and then stir in the vanilla extract. Add the brown sugar, baking powder, salt and cinnamon. Stir until combined, and then add the flour and oats , stirring until no streaks of flour remain. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the pan.

Combine all the filling ingredients in a medium mixing bowl except for the strawberry preserves. Spoon the strawberry preserves over the crust, and then top with the filling. Sprinkle the other half of the crust over the fruit filling, and pat lightly. Bake for 35-40 minutes, and cool completely.

Stir together the powdered sugar, vanilla extract, vanilla bean paste and milk. Drizzle over the bars, and serve!

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