Vegan Raspberry Oatmeal Bars (Kid-Friendly!)

8 April, 2019 32 Comments

These Vegan Raspberry Oatmeal Bars are packed with whole grains, raspberries, and chia seeds for the perfect healthy snack or treat! Gluten-free and kid-friendly.

I have enough raspberries in the freezer to feed a small village.

Raspberry jam. Raspberry pancakes. Raspberry smoothies. Raspberry ravioli. I’VE DONE IT ALL. Oh and obviously putting them all over my Overnight Steel Cut Oatmeal!

Last weekend I was perusing the blog for a work week snack and stumbled upon my beloved Blueberry Oatmeal Snack Bars recipe. I messed with the jam a bit, added a splash of almond extract, subbed raspberries for bloobs, and voila! The newest version of nomtastical fruit bars were birthed.

I chowed down on three bars plus thirty seven million crumbs the day I made them. The boyf proceeded to take three a day in his lil’ lunch box and before we knew it, they ceased to exist.

Do you know what that meeeeeeeans?

“Hey, boo? Would you mind not taking raspberry bars in your lunch today cuz like, I’ve only had three and they’re almost extinct.” INSERT TEAR DROP EMOJI HERE.

How to Make Vegan Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

First, we’re making a super simple homemade raspberry jam (you could use store-bought if you fancy). Then we make a divine oat crumble for the bottom and top layers. Easy peasy!

I’m a big fan of buying oat flour for convenience factor but you can certainly make your own by grinding old-fashioned oats in the blender. I think a portion of almond meal would be quite lovely in these Vegan Raspberry Oatmeal Bars, too! I’ll be sure to try that when I make a….peach version.

Oh and the almond extract! Don’t you forget it. I wrote “optional” because I don’t want you to not make them if you’re only missing that one ingredient butttttttt I’m team almond all day err’ day so I highly recommend you use it.

I use this Frontier almond flavor which is actually a bit lighter in taste, so I’d even bump it up to a teaspoon if you’re using that brand. Living on the edge here!!

Are Oats Gluten Free?

Oats do not contain gluten. This gets confusing because they are often processed in facilities that do process grains with gluten, which means risking cross-contamination. If you are avoiding gluten for personal or health reasons, be on the lookout for steel cut oats that indicate they’re certified gluten-free on the label.

Can I Use Another Fruit Besides Raspberry?

Yes! This blueberry version and apple version are both insanely tasty. If you have a handy bag of frozen mixed berries, those would be fab, too!

This fruity oatmeal bar recipe has a) breakfast potential, b) snack potential, c) dessert potential, d) all off the above. D!!! I loved these warmed in the microwave with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. What a dream!

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CRAVING MORE OATMEAL GOODNESS? DON’T MISS MY OTHER GO-TO OATMEAL RECIPES:

All I want to know is why raspberry isn’t spelled “razberry” and why blueberry isn’t spelled “bluepberry.”