Oat, Nut and Berry Breakfast Bars
When it's a busy work morning and you're strapped for time, it's tempting to just skip breakfast. But your body needs food energy!! Instead of skipping breakfast, this week plan to have a pan of these chewy, fruity breakfast-to-go bars ready for your family -
INGREDIENTS
Nutrition- 1⁄2
- 1⁄2
- 1teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3⁄4
- 1cup quick oats
- 1⁄4
- 1⁄2teaspoon baking soda
- 1⁄2teaspoon salt
- 1teaspoon cinnamon
- 2⁄3cup smucker's pure strawberry jam
- 3⁄4cup toasted almond, chopped
DIRECTIONS
- Preheatr oven to 350°F Grease a 9x9-inch baking pan with non-stick cooking spray.
- In a large bowl, cream butter with sugar until light. Whisk in eggs and vanilla.
- In medium bowl, whisk together flour, oats, flax, baking soda, salt and cinnamon. Pour into wet ingredients and stir until combined.
- Spread 2/3 of batter evenly into pan and spread with jam.
- Add almonds to remaining batter and drop evenly over jam to create a cobbled effect (there will still be a lot of jam showing.) Bake 30 minutes or until golden and surface is firm to the touch. Remove from oven and cool in pan completely. Cut into bars.