http://veggiesutra.com/2016/10/oat-bars-with-peach-jam-filling.html
Makes around 15 bite sized squares
- 1/2 cup store bought apple sauce or home-made apricot or date sauce
- 1 1/4 cup rolled oats (not quick cooking, buy gluten-free oats if you are sensitive)
- 3/4 cup ground flax seeds / flax meal
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp powdered ginger
- 1/4 cup melted coconut oil (use melted butter if you are not vegan)
- Optional: 1/3 cup of brown sugar if you like some more sweetness in the crust
- 1 cup chunky peach jam
Method:
- Preheat over to 375F
- Dot a 9"x5" loaf pan with coconut oil and line with parchment paper such that some of the paper hangs over the sides like a handle
- To make apricot or date sauce, soak 1/2 cup of pitted dried fruit in hot water for 30 mins. Drain and grind well in to a paste using a few tablespoons of water to get sauce consistency
- Combine the dry ingredients in a bowl
- Add the fruit sauce and coconut oil and fold. Divide in to two parts
- Using fingers, press half the oat mixture in to the prepared loaf pan
- Spread the peach jam evenly on top
- Distribute the remaining oat mixture on top of the jam and press
- Bake for 30 mins
- Let it cool and cut in to bars or squares. I got about 15 small bite-sized squares from the loaf pan
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