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Strawberry Oat Bars

May 19, 2016 by Ciara Attwell, Updated June 8, 2020

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A delicious soft oat bar recipe packed full with sweet strawberries. A tasty and healthy snack for toddlers and older kids!

strawberry oat bars

My little boy has turned into an absolute food monster recently. I can’t believe that at just 2 years old he’s already eating me out of house and home… and that’s saying something considering I always have food to hand! He seems to be particularly fond of snacks so I’ve been making an effort to try out some new homemade snack recipes on him and these Strawberry Oat Bars have been a big success!

The base of these oat bars are made with my standard mixture of oats, nut butter (I used peanut butter here but almond or cashew butter works well too), coconut oil and honey. I then added some chopped fresh strawberries to give it a delicious summery flavour.

soft oat bars for kids

These bars are gluten, dairy and egg free and are packed full of slow releasing carbs and protein; enough to keep my little man full until dinnertime!

One thing I should point out is that these Strawberry Oat Bars are very soft. They are not crunchy or chewy like a normal granola bar so don’t be disappointed! However, this does make them ideal for younger kids and toddlers as the softness makes then really easy to eat.

oat bars snacks for kids

If you try this recipe please do let me know what you think. And tag me in a picture on Facebook or Instagram using the hashtag #myfussyeater. I really love seeing all your pictures of my recipes and your little ones enjoying them!

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A delicious soft oat bar recipe packed full with sweet strawberries. A tasty and healthy snack for toddlers and older kids!

Strawberry Oat Bars


★★★★★ 4.8 from 5 reviews
  • Author: Ciara Attwell @ My Fussy Eater
  • Prep Time: 2 mins
  • Cook Time: 18 mins
  • Total Time: 20 minutes
  • Yield: 8 1x
  • Category: Snacks
  • Cuisine: European
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A delicious soft oat bar recipe packed full with sweet strawberries. A tasty and healthy snack for toddlers and older kids!


Ingredients

  • 3 tbsp coconut oil
  • 2 tbsp nut butter
  • 3 tbsp honey / date syrup / maple syrup
  • 125g / 1.5 cups rolled oats
  • 100g / 0.75 cups chopped strawberries

Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 180c / 350f. Grease and line an 8x8inch dish with parchment paper.
  2. In a saucepan melt the coconut oil. Add the nut butter and honey and stir until all the ingredients have melted together.
  3. Pour this mixture into a large bowl. Add the oats and mix well.
  4. Gently fold in the strawberries and then transfer the mixture to the lined dish, pressing down the top with the back of a spoon.
  5. Bake for 15 minutes until the edges are just starting to brown.
  6. Leave the oat mixture to cool to room temperature in the dish, before putting it in the fridge for 30 minutes. This step is very important. If you don’t do this the mixture will fall apart when you try to cut it!
  7. Cut into 8 large or 16 small slices.
  8. Serve immediately or keep in the fridge for up to 2 days.
1 Serving2157.3 g0.7 mg7.3 g4.8 g29.3 g3.8 g4.9 g
strawberry oat bars

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Comments

  1. Ana Luisa says

    March 17, 2018 at 3:38 am

    Muchas gracias por compartir la receta!
    Hice ayer y en verdad me encantó! Espero pronto hacer la receta de brocoli con huevos y queso.
    Abrazos desde Chile! 🙂

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  2. Gina says

    March 12, 2018 at 2:28 pm

    Really nice and moist. Froze well too.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  3. Anonymous says

    March 5, 2018 at 8:27 am

    Recipe is good, however falls apart easily. Had it with greek yoghurt & was delicious. Requires more butter and honey to keep it together!

    Reply
  4. Demi says

    August 21, 2017 at 11:03 am

    Tried to make these! So delicious but went soggy a little on the bottom so I put in oven again and they worked amazing! Next time going to try less Coconut Oil and chop my strawberrys smaller. But so happy with these.

    ★★★★

    Reply
  5. Nikki says

    March 8, 2017 at 5:58 pm

    Delicious! I made mine with almond butter, honey and frozen raspberries, no idea if my toddler will eat them but I certainly will!! Thanks for sharing this recipe.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
  6. Laura says

    February 14, 2017 at 12:59 pm

    Absolutely delicious!
    Only comment would be that we didn’t cut the strawberries up small enough/had a few bits clumped together so they made parts of the dish soggy and fall apart ( still eaten in a flash though!)
    Trying again today with smaller bits of strawberry and a little less honey.

    ★★★★★

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      February 14, 2017 at 5:38 pm

      Hi Laura, I don’t use any honey in my recipe so this might have changed the consistency of the bars.

      Reply
    • Sara says

      June 12, 2017 at 3:21 am

      Same thing happened to me – maybe specifying how big the strawberries should be would be good. I’ve also thought about using dried strawberries next time.

      Reply
  7. Minna @Kiddielicious Kitchen says

    June 29, 2016 at 11:35 am

    Homemade oat bars are great and these look so delicious!

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 29, 2016 at 6:27 pm

      Thank you Minna!

      Reply
  8. Emma Lofthouse-Burch says

    June 22, 2016 at 9:34 pm

    These look so good, I am definitely going to be giving them a try x

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 23, 2016 at 10:56 am

      Thank you Emma!

      Reply
  9. Suzann Mason says

    June 5, 2016 at 7:08 am

    Can you freeze these?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      June 5, 2016 at 12:42 pm

      Yes you can. Wrap them individually in parchment paper and freeze them in freezer bags or containers!

      Reply
  10. anna says

    May 19, 2016 at 9:43 pm

    Hi,
    my ĺo has to a nut allergy, any idea what I could use instead?

    Reply
    • Ciara Attwell says

      May 20, 2016 at 7:06 am

      Hi Anna, you could try sun butter instead.

      Reply

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