Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. We are in peak blueberry season and I could not let another week go by without sharing a recipe honoring these delicious little berries. These Oatmeal Blueberry Pie bars are easy, healthy and oh so yum for a pre or post workout snack or breakfast on the go.
Oatmeal Blueberry Pie Bars
The tasty bars have no white sugar at all. I’ve used a little maple syrup to sweeten them and an optional dusting of brown sugar on top. Not necessary but does give it that blueberry pie texture. Cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla help to bring out the natural sweetness of the blueberries.
These Oatmeal Blueberry Pie Bars are gluten free and vegan. A combination of whole rolled oats (I like Bob’s Red Mill) and some oat flour make up the batter. No need to buy oat flour when you can simply take your rolled oats and pulse them in a food processor for a couple of seconds. More economical and super easy.
Oatmeal, mashed bananas, blueberries and maple syrup make up these moist and healthy bars. They are perfect for breakfast, snacks or afternoon coffee breaks. Anytime really! I believe they are kid friendly too. My favorite comfort spices cinnamon, nutmeg and vanilla are added as well. Optional add in would be chopped walnuts.
They take just a few minutes to mix up and bake for about 20 min. They can be cut and frozen or stored at room temperature in a sealed container for up to 5 days. I don’t think they will last that long though! Hope you love them as much as we did.
[You may also like peanut butter banana oatmeal bake]
Oatmeal Blueberry Pie Bars
Healthy, low sugar, Gluten free & vegan these Oatmeal Blueberry Pie Bars are a winner for the whole family. Breakfast, snacks or anytime
Ingredients
- 2 Cups of rolled oats
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 2 ripe bananas-mashed
- 1/4 C maple syrup
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tsp vanilla
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp nutmeg
- 2 Cups fresh blueberries
- squeeze of lemon
- optional sprinkle of brown sugar & pat of butter on top (optional but worth it!)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375
- line an 8 x 8 baking dish with parchment paper or spray generously with cooking spray
- take 1 cup of the oatmeal and pulse it in food processor for 30 seconds
- in a large mixing bowl combine pulsed oatmeal, remaining oatmeal, baking powder, bananas, maple syrup, vanilla, cinnamon, nutmeg, salt and mix
- transfer half of mix to baking pan and spread evenly with spatula
- toss blueberries in a Tbl of corn starch and squeeze of lemon and add on top
- Top with remaining batter and spread evenly
- bake for 20 min until set
- Allow to cool before cutting
Tell me what treats are you baking up these days? How do you like to enjoy your fresh summer blueberries?
Always love a crumble bar! The blueberries look spectacular in them too. I bet they are delicious xx
I love a good crumble bar as well
Yum!!! Anything with the word “berry” will grab my attention 🙂 These really sound good. Maple syrup… pure genius!
I like the subtle sweetness of the maple syrup in these. Hope you give them a try
These look great! Whenever I have extra blueberries I always freeze them to use in smoothies but this would be a great recipe for them!
Yes it would be perfect!
Yummm! This looks so good! I love blueberries and have been meaning to do more baking!
I’ve been baking a lot recently since my kids are home
Love these- perfect taste, texture- cold in the AM and warm with ice cream for dessert. Not too sweet and bursting with berries.
Thanks for being my taste tester!
Thanks for hosting this blog party. I loved your blueberry pie bars recipe. I also try to reduce sugar in most recipes. Will definitely try making these bars.
Thanks so much for joining us!
Little man would love this!
We don’t have a lot of oatmeal based breakfasts in the summer but I am filing this one away for fall.
Great hope it’s something you all might enjoy
All about the blueberries and funny I almost posted blueberry oatmeal bars!! Can’t get enough berries and love these bars.
I know they are quite good these days!
What a great recipe for blueberries! I love how easy it is and they are so tasty! Will make again.
Thanks so much hope your boys like them as well
Blueberry season is one of my favorites. These bars look like a great way to celebrate!
Thanks! I agree
These sound amazing. Anything with fruit and oatmeal….
Same here!
I love to eat blueberry pie bars, I’ll try at this home.
Great hope you enjoy them
These look amazing and sound perfect to have on hand when the kids visit! Thanks for the recipe, I’m pinning it for future use.
Thanks so much Deb hope you like them too
Yum those look delicious!