Apr 5

Apr 5 STRAWBERRY BAKED OATMEAL BARS

HELLO MY HEALTHY LIFESTYLE LOVERS! Today I bring you the Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Bars and let me just say I may have outdone myself with this one. Of course, I always tell myself this when I come up with a new good recipe (#actconfident). So these little oat bars from heaven are purrrfect for a quick breakfast or snack. Why waste the morning in the kitchen when you can make a batch of these babies ahead of time, pull one out, heat it up, and enjoy it with your morning tea or coffee. What a great relax and wakeup time! Option two, you are in a rush grab the bar out of the fridge and run out the door...that works too. Either way, these bars are savory and oaty but have a hint of sweetness from the homemade strawberry jam topping. One bar is 133 calories and provides you with a healthy well balanced serving of fats/carbs/& protein. Enough of my jabbering...enjoy the recipe below!

Strawberry Baked Oatmeal Bars

These baked oatmeal bars are simple to make and perfect for an on the go breakfast or mid-day snack. The homemade strawberry topping adds a yummy sweet touch!

MACROS PER BAR: 145 CALORIES 6F/18C/6P

2 cups Gluten Free Oats
2 whole Eggs
3 servings Liquid Egg Whites (138 grams)
1/3 cup Unsweetened Vanilla Almond Milk
1/3 cup Almond Butter (I like the brand Maranatha)
1/3 cup Honey
1 cup Strawberries (sliced)

Oat Mixture

Preheat oven to 350 degrees farenheit
Combine all ingredients (except strawberries) into a mixing bowl and stir until eggs are broken up and ingredients are fully combined
Coat a baking sheet lightly with coconut oil or a nonstick cooking spray (depending how thick you want your bars is the size baking sheet you will use)
Pour oat mixture into the baking sheet and set aside

Strawberry Jam Topping

Heat a small pot on medium heat
Add sliced strawberries, a drizzle of honey (about 1 tablespoon), and about 2 tablespoons of water
Stir strawberries on heat until honey begins to boil and berries begin to soften
Mush the strawberries to form a jam like consistency
Pour your strawberry jam onto your oats and spread across the top

Baking Instructions

Bake your oat bars for 20-25
Remove your oat bars from the oven and let cool
Slice your bars into squares, eat them warm or store them in the refrigerator for later
Enjoy!

I hope you try out the recipe and if you do be sure to let me know! SHARE this post with all of your friends so we can spread the deliciousness to all healthy food lovers. Also, stay tuned for a new Bikini Prep Update video and blog post coming next week. I am really excited about this one because I did a VLOG style video and brought you along on my adventures for my past check-in with coach (EEK!).

Have a great rest of your week and I will talk to you soon.

xoxo,