Cherry Crumble Bars
 
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Ingredients
  • Filling
  • 1½ cherry preserves (or homemade Sweet Cherry Jam)
  • 1 teaspoon maple syrup (optional)
  • Base
  • ¾ old fashioned oats
  • ¾ cup oat flour
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon kosher salt
  • ⅓ cup unsweetened applesauce
  • 1 tablespoon pure maple syrup
  • 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
  • ¼ cup water
  • Crumble
  • ¼ cup almond flour or almond meal
  • ¼ cup shredded coconut, unsweetened
  • ¼ cup oat flour
  • ¼ cup old fashioned oats
  • ¼ teaspoon cinnamon
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoon coconut oil, melted
  • 2 tablespoon coconut sugar
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees F and spray an 8" x 8" pan with cooking spray.
  2. Make the Base: In a medium bowl, combine the oats, oat flour, baking powder, cinnamon and salt. Then add the applesauce, maple syrup, vanilla and water and mix well. Pour into the pan and press down firmly with fingers.
  3. Prepare the Filling: In a small bowl, combine the cherry preserves (or Sweet Cherry Jam, see Notes below) with maple syrup; pour on top of prepared base in pan.
  4. Create the Crumble: In your medium bowl, combine all remaining dry ingredients; melt the coconut oil and add to mixture. Using a fork or your fingers, mix until crumbly and then sprinkle over top cherry filling.
  5. Bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool 20 to 25 minutes before slicing into bars.
Notes / Variations
For the Filling
If you have a store-bought jam that isn't quite sweet enough for your taste buds, add a teaspoon of maple syrup, as noted in the recipe above.

For the Base
If you don't have any oat flour on hand, toss some old fashioned oats in your food processor and pulse until finely ground (for this recipe, some larger/whole oats are okay). Similarly, you can do the same if you don't have almond flour - toss some almonds (whole or sliced) into a food processor and pulse until finely ground.

For the Crumble
Instead of coconut sugar, brown sugar or organic cane sugar can be used.

GLUTEN FREE: to make this recipe gluten-free, make sure to use GF oats and oat flour.

Recipe From: Peanut Butter & Peppers | Cherry Pie Crumble Bars
Nutrition Information
Serving Size: 1 bar Calories: 89 Fat: 3.5 g Saturated Fat: 2.0 g Carbohydrates: 13.4 g Sugar: 6.1 g Sodium: 110 mg Fiber: 1.7 g Protein: 1.8 g
Recipe by Confessions of a Midnight Baker at https://www.confessionsofamidnightbaker.com/cherry-crumble-bars/