Vegan Strawberry Bars
Wake up your tastebuds with this yummy vegan strawberry bars recipe!
This particular vegan muesli bars recipe is simple to make, and just as simple to demolish.
Make some truly wholesome vegan strawberry bars that include common staple pantry items such as rolled oats, flour and chia seeds.
First off for these incredibly vegan strawberry bars is making your own strawberry jam. You’ll make this by combining strawberries, lemon juice, maple syrup and chia seeds in a saucepan on a low heat. This mixture will make for the perfect sweet and delicious filling for your vegan strawberry bars.
The rest of the ingredients for these vegan muesli bars recipe comes together very quickly to make a very tasty snack that can be used in kids lunchboxes, adult lunchboxes, or even as a late night treat.
These vegan strawberry bars will last up to a week in the fridge, or 3 months in the freezer - making these an ideal choice for a handy treat to have on hand.
Give this vegan muesli bars recipe a try for yourself!
INGREDIENTS
Vegan Strawberry Bars Recipe
400g strawberries, halved
2 tbsp lemon juice
2 tbsp maple syrup
3 tbsp chia seeds
2 cups rolled oats
3/4 cup plain flour
1/3 cup sugar
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp salt
1/2 cup vegan butter, melted
1 tbsp maple syrup
METHOD
In a medium saucepan on a low heat, add strawberries, lemon juice and maple syrup. Continue to stir until strawberries are soft and mash mixture.
Turn off heat and stir in chia seeds until well combined. Set aside to cool down
Preheat oven to 200c and prepare a rectangle oven tray
In a large bowl, mix together oats, plain flour, sugar, cinnamon, salt until well combined.
Pour in melted butter and maple syrup and mix until a well combined crumble mixture is formed.
Place half the mixture onto your prepared oven tray and press down to make your bottom layer. Pour over strawberry jam and evenly spread. Finally, pour the remaining crumble mixture on top of the jam and ensure the jam is well covered
Place in the oven for 35 minutes or until the crumble begins to brown.
Allow to cool before slicing. The bars should keep in the fridge for up to a week, or can be frozen for 3 months.
