strawberry oat crumble bars

Can you just not judge me for a second?

I am falling hard and fast for the basic of the basic-est STRAWBERRY JAM right now. I know, I know I know I know. It’s so 4-year-old of me. But you guys, have you even let a spoonful of strawberry jam touch your lips lately? It’s a kiss of sweet strawberry love that I had all but forgotten about.

For breakfast these last few weeks, I’ve been on a kick with English muffins. And do you know what? A toasted English muffin with plain salted butter and plain strawberry jam combo is crispy and salty and sweet in all the right places (those English muffin crevices!! gah) and is a valid reason for that my life is worth living. Have we all just forgotten about the jam basics in our quest for fancy roasted vegetable poached egg sun dried tomato pesto Parmesan cheese avocado toast? Major fail. I don’t know why jam has disappeared from my life, but today I am bringing it back with a new kind of fired-up passion.

Let’s rekindle those jam feelings, right here, right now.

It’s jam bar time. These are juicy, sticky, happy strawberry jam bars – more specifically, strawberry oat crumble bars – and they also happen to be allergy-friendly (no nuts) and vegan (not joking).

INGREDIENTS

• 1 1/4 cups strawberry jam
• 1 cup hulled sunflower seeds
• 3 cups gluten-free rolled oats
• 1/4 teaspoon plus 1/8 teaspoon fine sea salt
• 1/2 cup virgin coconut oil
• 1/4 cup pure maple syrup
• 3 tablespoons brown rice syrup
• 1 tablespoon sunflower seed butter

INSTRUCTIONS

1. If desired, roast the sunflower seeds: Preheat the oven to 325°F (160°C). Spread the seeds over a large rimmed baking sheet in an even layer. Roast for 9 to 12 minutes, until lightly golden in some spots. Remove from the oven and set aside.
2. Increase the oven temperature to 350°F (180°C). Line a 9-inch (2.5 L) square pan (or an 8-inch/2 L pan for a slightly thicker bar) with parchment paper, leaving some overhang, which will make it easy to lift out the bars later.
3. In a food processor, combine the sunflower seeds, oats, and salt and process until you have a coarse flour.
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for full recipes please see : pinchofyum.com

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