Healthy Berry Oatmeal Bars Breakfast

Step 1

Preheat your oven to 375 degrees Farhenheit and line a 9x9 baking dish with parchment paper.

Step 2

Measure out your frozen berries and if there are any large strawberries, leave them out or cut them into 4 pieces.

Step 3

Place a small sauce pan on low-medium heat. Add your berries, lemon juice, coconut sugar, maple syrup and sea salt.

Step 4

Let the berries warm for 5-10 minutes or until they have let out a lot of liquid and become soupy. Take out a tablespoon or two of the liquid and add it to a small cup along with the tapioca starch. Stir until there are no clumps and add it back to the pot of berries. Stir while letting it heat for 1 minute and then remove pot from the heat and set aside while you make the oatmeal layers.

Step 5

In a large mixing bowl, stir together rolled oats, almond flour, baking soda and sea salt. Then add maple syrup, vanilla extract and coconut oil.

Step 6

Use a fork to stir these ingredients together and cut in the coconut oil to incorporate. It may be helpful to use your hands to finish mixing.

Step 7

Reserve ½-¾ cup of the oatmeal mixture and transfer the rest to the baking dish. Press into an even layer that covers then entire bottom of the dish.

Step 8

Add your berry mixture on top of that oatmeal base and spread into an even layer.

Step 9

Now, use your fingers to sprinkle the reserved oatmeal mixture across the top of that berry layer. You can do large clumps or small to make them look the way you like.

Step 10

Place the baking dish in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until you see some edges turn lightly golden in color.

Step 11

Let the bars cool completely before slicing so they stay together. Store lightly covered in the fridge for breakfast throughout the week.