Sunflower Cherry Oatmeal Bars

Makes about 16 bars
Time 50 min
Sunflower Cherry Oatmeal Bars

These yummy bars are great for dessert, perhaps with ice cream, yet also work well in the lunchbox. Oats, sunflower seeds and dried fruit provide great flavor along with their nutritional benefits.

Special Diets:

Dairy FreeDairy Free
Low SodiumLow Sodium
VeganVegan
VegetarianVegetarian

Ingredients

    1 cuprolled oats, either quick cooking or old-fashioned
    1 cupwhole spelt or whole wheat flour
    1/2 cuppacked brown sugar
    1/4 teaspoonfine sea salt
    1/4 teaspoonbaking soda
    1/4 teaspoonground cinnamon
    1/4 cupsunflower seeds
    1/4 cupdried cherries
    1/2 cupcanola oil
    5 tablespoonsorange juice, divided
    1/2 cupfruit-sweetened black cherry preserves

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Method

Preheat the oven to 325°F.


Combine oats, flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, cinnamon, sunflower seeds and cherries in a large bowl.


Add oil and 3 tablespoons of the orange juice, mixing well until all ingredients are fully combined.


Reserve a half cup and press the rest into a lightly oiled 8x8-inch baking pan.


Mix the remaining 2 tablespoons orange juice with the cherry preserves and spread evenly over the oat mixture in the pan.


Sprinkle reserved oat mixture over the top and press down lightly with fingers.


Bake until golden brown and bubbly, about 35 minutes.


Cool in the pan on a wire rack then cut into bars or squares.


Store in an airtight container in the refrigerator.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

1 bar

Calories

190

Total Fat

9g

Saturated Fat

0.5g

Cholesterol

0mg

Sodium

60mg

Total Carbohydrate

26g

Dietary Fiber

2g

Total Sugars

14g

Protein

2g

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