Happy Friday, friends!
Last month, I shared my MARCH TRADER JOE’S HAUL and it included…
…this Guava Fruit Spread. You guys, I’m obsessed. Every time I’ve visited over the last month, I’ve purchased another jar. It’s such a fun swap from your standard jam and jelly flavors.
Last week, I took one of my jars and used it to mix and match my tried and true OATMEAL BAR recipe. Now, what if you don’t have this delicious guava fruit spread? Then you mix and match your version any which way you want. You can use raspberry, strawberry, peach…or a pumpkin butter or apple butter…go wild, it works with all fillings 🙂 .
If you happen to be a gluten-free house, the good news about these bars are that they’re easy to make gf-friendly too.
We love using homemade jam when making ours which is really easy to do! You can find my tips for making jam HERE.
A yummy bar recipe for your weekend!
Enjoy! xx
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Guava Oatmeal Bars
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 12 bars 1x
Description
I love Trader Joe’s Guava Fruit Spread! Now, what if you don’t have any? Then you mix and match your version any which way you want. You can use raspberry, strawberry, peach…or a pumpkin butter or apple butter…go wild, it works with all fillings 🙂 .
Ingredients
- 1½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 stick of butter, melted, plus 4 tablespoons more
- 3 tablespoons sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 egg
- 2½ cups rolled oats, not quick cooking, divided
- 1½ cups guava fruit spread (or whatever jam you love)
- 1 cup of brown sugar
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees.
- Grease a 9×12 baking dish. Set aside.
- In a large mixing bowl, beat together with an electric mixer your flour, 1 stick of melted butter, sugar, baking soda, and egg. Stir in 1 cup of rolled oats.
- Take this batter and press it into your prepared baking dish as the “crust”. This batter is thick. I just take a spatula and press it across.
- Next, spoon your jam over the “crust” layer (if it doesn’t spread evenly, that’s okay because it will melt while baking).
- In a separate smaller bowl, stir together your remaining oats, melted butter and brown sugar. Sprinkle this mixture across the top of your bars.
- Pop your bars in the oven and bake about 25 minutes or until the edges are lightly browned. Remove from oven and allow to cool 5 minutes before slicing into bars and serving.
Notes
If you happen to be a gluten-free house, the good news about these bars are that they’re easy to make gf-friendly too. We use Namaste g-free flour if you are making this gf. We also use Bob Red Mill’s g-free oats if we’re making it gluten-free too.
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