Amazing Disappearing Berry Oat Bars
These berry oat bars are so delicious that even in a house of only one person they’ll disappear by the end of the day. They’re extremely good straight out of the oven when still warm, or if you wait a couple hours they’ll settle into irresistible gooey chunks of berry goodness that you can pull apart! Don’t be intimidated by the American measurements (cups and spoons). Use a small juice glass for your cup and for the spoons, just use real life teaspoons and tablespoons.
Yields: 12 Medium Square Bars
Ingredients:
- 5 cups oats
- ½ cup honey
- 1/3 cup maple syrup
- 1 cup sunflower oil
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3 ½ cups mixed berries (I used a frozen summer fruit berry mixture from Morrisons which included strawberries, blackberries, redcurrants and raspberries.)
- ½ cup corn flour or arrowroot powder
Procedure
- Blend 2 cups of oats in a food processor or blender and pulse until the oats resemble flour. Set aside.
- Preheat the oven to 375 °F (190°C).
- Mix together the oat flour you made in step one, the remaining 3 cups of oats, honey, half of the maple syrup, oil, salt and vanilla until they are thoroughly combined.
- Separate the crumbly dough into two halves. Press the first half into the base of a square baking tray. Bake in the oven until lightly brown (about 15 minutes).
- While the bottom layer of dough is baking, combine the berries, corn flour (or arrowroot) and the remainder of the maple syrup.
- Pour the berry mixture onto the bottom crust and spread around evenly. Crumble the remaining half of the dough over the top of the berries. Press down firmly.
- Return the tray to the oven and bake until the top layer of crust is a golden brown. This will take anywhere between 25 and 40 minutes depending on the strength of your oven.
- Let bars cool slightly before cutting into pieces. When fully cooled, remove from tray with a spatula and pile on a plate so they can look pretty for a few minutes before they vanish!
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