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These strawberry breakfast bars are better than any of those boxed bars at the grocery store! They’re kid-friendly and perfect to have as part of your breakfast or as an afternoon snack!
Looking for more breakfast ideas and healthy snacks? Try these Strawberry Almond Energy Bites and Strawberry Baked Oatmeal.
Why You’ll Love Homemade Breakfast Bars
Better than boxed bars – The flavor and consistency of the strawberry oat bars is superior to any of those boxed breakfast bars. Nutri Grain Bars have nothing on these!
Healthy snack bars – Not only do these bars taste better than boxed versions, they’re made with basic wholesome ingredients you can pronounce and use less sugar.
Kid-friendly – What kid doesn’t enjoy a soft, chewy breakfast bar? The strawberry jam makes them sweet, but not overly sweet, and parents will appreciate that they’re made with whole wheat flour and oats.
Ingredients
Whole wheat flour and oats – White whole wheat flour and rolled oats are used as the base and crumbled top for the breakfast bars.
Brown sugar – Used to sweeten the dough for the bars. Light or dark brown sugar can be used.
Cinnamon and vanilla – Gives the bars a warm, sweet flavor.
Salt – Don’t forget the salt! It enhances and balances out the flavors.
Butter – Use unsalted butter. The butter needs to be ice cold.
Greek yogurt – Used as a substitute for additional butter. It can be replaced with an equal amount of unsalted butter.
Ice water – This is what brings the dough together in the food processor.
Strawberry jam – Be sure to use jam or preserves and not jelly. They’re easier to spread. I love Bonne Maman strawberry preserves.
How to Make Strawberry Breakfast Bars
Combine the flour, oats, brown sugar, salt, and cinnamon in my food processor and pulse until the oats are broken up and the consistency of the flour.
Add in the butter, Greek yogurt, and vanilla. Pulse until it looks like large crumbs. Pour in 2-3 tablespoons of ice water until the dough came together.
Split the dough in half and press half into the bottom of an 8×8 baking pan. Spread the strawberry jam on top of the dough.
Take the remaining dough and break it into pieces, pressing them on top of the jam.
Bake for 20-25 minutes until the edges are golden brown and a toothpick inserted in the middle came out clean. Cool, then cut them into 8 pieces.
Substitutions and Variations
- Use any flavor of jam you like. Raspberry or blueberry would be delicious!
- Omit the Greek yogurt and use all butter in the dough.
- Make the bars sweeter and use 1/3 cup brown sugar instead of 1/4 cup.
- Use an equal amount of all-purpose flour to replace white whole wheat flour.
More Recipes Using Strawberries
If you have a box of strawberries in the fridge, then here are a few recipes I think you’ll enjoy!
Add them to a salad. This Berry Fruit Salad is a must for spring and summer and so is this Strawberry Spinach Quinoa Salad.
Who can pass up a dessert made with strawberries? Not me! Try these No Bake Strawberry Pie Bites and this Chocolate Strawberry Cream Pie.
Need more breakfast ideas? Try these Sheet Pan Strawberry Pancakes, Strawberry Chocolate Chip Overnight Oats, or Strawberry Banana Muffins.
Strawberry Breakfast Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup white whole wheat flour
- 3/4 cup old fashioned oats
- 1/4 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 5 tablespoons cold unsalted butter cubed
- 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract optional
- 2-3 tablespoons ice cold water
- 1/2 cup strawberry jam, or jam of choice
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350° F. Line an 8×8 baking pan with foil or parchment paper and spray it with cooking spray.
- In a food processor pulse together the flour, oats, sugar, salt, and cinnamon until the oats are broken up and the consistency of the flour. Add in the cold cubed butter, Greek yogurt, and vanilla extract.
- Pulse again until it is the consistency of coarse crumbs. Slowly add in the ice water a tablespoon at a time until the dough comes together.
- Press half of the dough into the bottom of the lined baking pan, until it is in a single even layer. Spread the jam over the dough. Break up the remainder of the dough into pieces and press them down on top of the jam.
- Bake the bars on the middle rack of the oven for 20-25 minutes or until the edges are golden and a toothpick inserted in the middle comes out clean.
- Cool the bars on a wire rack and then cut them into 8 pieces.
Notes
- If you don’t have a food processor you can pulse the oats in a blender until they become flour like in consistency or you can buy oat flour.
- The remainder of the dough for the topping will not completely cover the bars, don’t worry about it and break it into pieces pressing them until you can get most of it covered.
- The bars can be stored for up to 2 days in an airtight container on the counter or refrigerated for up to a week.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
they look delicious!
Thanks Dina! :-)
These breakfast bars look amazing! Perfect for the spring too. Pinned!
Thank you Gayle! :-)
These look SOO delicious, Danae! I love these little make-ahead breakfast bar/granola bar ideas, and I love that you are highlighting strawberries! Pinned!
Thanks Justine! I feel like I’m getting a little crazy with the berries lately, but I can’t help myself. Gotta take advantage of them while I can!
I love these Danae! Seriously, so hard to get a good breakfast down some mornings and my little guy would go crazy for these.
Thanks Matt, they are the perfect size for kids!