Whether it's fresh raspberry season or you have some frozen raspberries in your freezer, raspberry oat bars are a delicious and healthy breakfast bar for any time of the year! Layers of delicious oatmeal streusel and fresh raspberry make for one delicious crumble bar that works for breakfast, snack or dessert!
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If you love a sweet breakfast, these raspberry oat bars are the perfect way to start your day. Add a dollop of Greek yogurt on top for some extra protein and these filling breakfast bars will keep you going!
This recipe is one that the whole family can enjoy. It's made with simple ingredients and can be customized based upon your family's personal preferences, allergies and dietary restrictions!
If you love these raspberry oat bars be sure to try these blueberry lemon bars or protein blueberry muffins!
Why You'll Love This Recipe
- These easy to make vegan energy bars are great for hungry adults, kids and toddlers alike and is perfect for baby led weaning!
- Gluten free, vegan, dairy free and made without eggs making this a great recipe for allergies or dietary restrictions.
- Can use frozen or real fresh raspberries.
Ingredients & Substitutions
Here are the ingredients you need to make this recipe. Reference the recipe card at the bottom for exact measurements and the notes below for substitution ideas.
- Rolled oats: quick or steel cut oats can be substituted. These raspberry oat bars may also be made keto without oats and instead with almond flour. Refer to these lemon blueberry bars for how to make a shortbread crust using almond flour.
- Almond butter: swap out almond butter for peanut butter if desired. To make without nuts use sunflower butter.
- Coconut sugar: may sweeten with maple syrup, honey or raw cane sugar. To make with no sugar, use monkfruit sweetener or stevia.
- Raspberries: fresh or frozen may be used. Alternatively, use blueberry or apple. You could even use raspberry jam if you chose.
How to Make This Recipe
This is a step-by-step walkthrough of how to cook this recipe. The recipe card at the bottom shows the exact cooking time and temperatures.
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8X8 pan with coconut oil. Line with parchment paper. Mix together raspberries, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse oats, almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, baking soda, vanilla extract, almond milk and salt until mixture rolls together into a ball around the blade. Measure out ⅔ of the oat mixture and press into the bottom of the 8X8 pan.
- Drain berries of excess liquid and toss with cornstarch. Gently press raspberries into the oat bar and top with remaining oat mixture.
- Bake 40 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool completely and cut into bars.
Expert Tips
- Add in other mix-ins such as white chocolate chips, shredded coconut or protein powder.
- To double, use a 9X13 inch pan.
- If using frozen raspberries, allow berries to defrost and remove excess liquid prior to mixing.
- Storage: Store cooked bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Bake, cool and then slice and store in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Recipe FAQs
These raspberry oat bars are baked using fresh and simple ingredients including raspberries which have potassium and omega-3 fatty acids according to WebMd. The whole grain oats from the oatmeal are a great source of soluble fiber according to the Mayo Clinic.
Store cooked bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days. They may also be cooled once baked and then sliced and stored in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
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Raspberry Oat Bars
Ingredients
Bar Layer
- 2.5 cups rolled oats
- ⅓ cup almond butter
- ⅓ cup coconut oil
- ¼ cup coconut sugar
- 1 ½ teaspoon baking soda
- 1 ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ tsp salt
- 1 tablespoon almond milk add more as needed up to ¼ cup
Berry Layer
- 2 cups raspberries
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon arrowroot
Instructions
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and grease an 8X8 pan with coconut oil. Line with parchment paper.
- Mix together raspberries, lemon juice, and vanilla extract. Set aside.
- In a food processor, pulse oats, almond butter, coconut oil, coconut sugar, baking soda, vanilla extract, almond milk and salt until mixture rolls together into a ball around the blade. Measure out ⅔ of the oat mixture and press into the bottom of the 8X8 pan.
- Drain berries of excess liquid and toss with cornstarch. Gently press raspberries into the oat bar and top with remaining oat mixture.
- Bake 40 minutes until golden brown. Allow to cool completely and cut into bars.
Notes
- Add in other mix-ins such as white chocolate chips, shredded coconut or protein powder.
- To double, use a 9X13 inch pan.
- If using frozen raspberries, allow berries to defrost and remove excess liquid prior to mixing.
- Storage: Store cooked bars in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 4 days.
- Freezer: Bake, cool and then slice and store in a freezer safe container for up to 3 months.
Erin Nicole
These seem so easy to make! My kids would be obsessed with them!!! I have to try them!
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I think they would love them!! enjoy!
Nita
Wow!! This is so delicious!/
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so good!!!
Rachel
Girl, these look amazing. I need to make them STAT.
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hope you enjoy them!
Tabitha Blue
I love healthy things that double as a dessert... need to try these!
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agree!!! nothing better!
Sarah
These look delicious! This is definitely going in my "want to try" bucket!
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good!! hope you love them!
Candace
Cannot wait to make this recipe! So delicious and healthy thank you so much for sharing
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you're welcome! hope you enjoy!
Madison @ Ways of the Weavers
Wow these look delicious! I am always trying to find good healthy breakfast recipes! Thanks for sharing!
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oh good! hope you love them!
Nikki Dockery
Oh my... these look amazing! And so simple to make!
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they really are! hope you love them!
Jenny
These look SO good! Yum.
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they're so tasty!!
Bethany
I can imagine those bars would be so yummy used as a granola over yogurt!
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yes that would be so good!
Caroline
Well these look and sound amazing! Bonus that they're suitable for vegans!
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I agree!! makes it good for everyone 🙂
Beth
breakfast bars that double as dessert bars? Yes please! these look so yummy and easy to make, which as a mom with two littles, that's important to me.
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I know right?? hope the littles enjoy!