Fresh Oatmeal Strawberry Bars Recipe
Don’t you love this time of the year when a great variety of produce is so plentiful? We have all heard that buying produce in season is thrifty, but do you go a little overboard at your local Farmer’s Market when buying them—realizing once you’re home that they may go bad before you can eat them all?! I’ve got the perfect fresh strawberry bars recipe as well as other fresh storing tips for the season!
Thrifty Little Mom has once again partnered with My Symphony Seasonings, LLC to bring you some easy storing tips and recipes to make the most of your summer crop!
Tips for keeping your fruit fresher longer:
- Peruse your bounty and use the overly ripened or bruised fruit first-these berries are perfect to use for cooking or baking.
- Any strawberries that you will eat right away should be given a vinegar bath (1 cup white distilled vinegar to 4 cups of water) to kill bacteria, salmonella, mold spores and remove pesticides.
- Dry any washed produce thoroughly by air drying on a clean dishtowel or gently wiping dry more delicate fruit.
- Do not wash any fruit that you will not use right away, but rather store them in a clean and completely dried glass jar with a lid in your refrigerator.
Fresh Oatmeal Strawberry Square Recipe
A simple approach to making homemade Strawberry squares with oatmeal!
Ingredients
- 1 Cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 3/4 Cup Flour
- 3/4 Cup Brown Sugar
- 1 tsp Baking Powder
- 1/2 Cup Coconut Oil
- 1/2 Cup Almond Slivers
- 2 Cup Strawberries
- 1 tsp My Symphony Seasonings' Provincial Life (optional).
Instructions
1. Preheat oven to 350° and prepare a 7×7 pan with parchment.
2. Slice strawberries, add Provincial Life & toss gently.
3. Mix dry ingredients well, cut in coconut oil combining until a nice crust is formed.
4. Press half of the crust onto the bottom of the pan, layer with seasoned fruit and top with remaining crust.
5. Bake for 25 minutes, allow to cool before cutting into squares.
Notes
With the ½-2/3 Cup coconut oil: Start with ½ then add more if the crust is too crumbly and falling apart (you may not want strawberry oat crumble bars.
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Nutrition Information:
Yield: 8 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 333Total Fat: 19gSaturated Fat: 12gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 6gCholesterol: 0mgSodium: 110mgCarbohydrates: 38gFiber: 3gSugar: 19gProtein: 5g
Please note that I'm not a nutritionist so nutritional information isn't always accurate and will depend on the ingredients you choose to use in your own recipe.
My other Favorite Fresh Strawberry Recipes:
Fresh Strawberry Salad:
Salad Ingredients:
Favorite Salad Greens
Sliced Strawberries
Toasted Almond Slivers
1 tsp My Symphony Seasonings’ Provincial Life
4 oz. goat cheese
Fresh Strawberry Salad Dressing Ingredients:
1/4 Cup Olive Oil
2 Tbsp. Cup Rice Wine Vinegar
1 Tbsp. honey
4 strawberries hulled & sliced
2 tsps. freshly squeezed lime juice and zest
1 tsp My Symphony Seasonings’ Provincial Life
Directions:
To make the dressing, blend oil, vinegar, honey, lime juice & strawberries until smooth. Add Provincial Life, shake and refrigerate. To assemble the salad, give all produce a quick vinegar bath as suggested earlier. Place salad greens in a bowl giving a quick chop if desired then add sliced strawberries. Toast almond slivers carefully-in the toaster oven is easiest with the door slightly ajar for a short period of time and watching carefully. Allow nuts to cool and toss into salad. Mix Provincial Life with goat cheese creating seasoned crumbles then add to the salad. Drizzle dressing and enjoy. Blessings!
A little about My Symphony Seasonings’ Provincial Life:
If you want to add sophistication to your everyday meals (you know, you want ‘more than this provincial life’), then My Symphony Seasonings’ Provincial Life will do just that.
This mixture of more than 8 premium organic ingredients including orange peel, rosemary & lavender flowers is a wonderful addition to any dish, especially grilled meats, fish, roasted vegetables, soft cheese & more!
Kim Anderson is the organized chaos loving author behind the Thrifty Little Mom Blog. She helps other people who thrive in organized chaos to stress less, remember more and feel in control of their time, money, and home. Kim is the author of: Live, Save, Spend, Repeat: The Life You Want with the Money You Have. She’s been featured on Time.com, Money.com, Good Housekeeping, Women’s Day, and more!
