Fruit and Oat Bars
 
Ingredients
  • 1¼ cups whole wheat flour
  • 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons old-fashioned rolled oats, divided
  • ¼ cup chia seeds
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon baking soda
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ cup honey
  • ⅓ cup coconut oil, melted
  • ¾ cup peach spreadable fruit (or flavor you desire)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9-inch square baking pan with foil, extending over edges of pan.
  2. Stir together the flour, 1 cup of the oats, chia seeds, cinnamon, baking soda and salt in large bowl. Stir in honey and coconut oil until smooth. Reserve ½ cup of the oat mixture and press remaining mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread fruit spread evenly over the top. Crumble reserved oat mixture over fruit spread. Sprinkle evenly with the remaining 2 tablespoons of oats. Bake 28 to 30 minutes or until edges begin to brown. Cool completely on a wire rack.
Recipe by The Tennessee Magazine at https://www.tnmagazine.org/feelin-your-oats/