Homemade Strawberry Nutri Grain Bars

four stacked strawberry nutri grain bars with chamomile flowers, strawberries, and glass of milk behind

Homemade Strawberry Nutri Grain Bars

4.88 from 8 votes

Prep Time: 10

Cook Time: 15

Additional Time 45

Total Time: 1 10

Sweet, jammy, healthy...ish, and SO. GOOD. These Homemade Strawberry Nutri Grain bars are so easy to make, the perfect snack, and a great way to enjoy spring/summer berries!

Ingredients

1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
¾ cup all purpose flour
¾ cup whole wheat flour
½ cup almond flour
2 cups rolled oats, ground
1 Tablespoon wheat germ, optional
2 ½ teaspoons baking powder
¾ cup vegetable oil
2 large eggs
2 ¼ teaspoons vanilla
1 cup strawberry jam

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Instructions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Line 3 sheet pans with parchment paper. Set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk together brown sugar, all purpose flour, whole wheat flour, almond flour, rolled oats, wheat germ, and baking powder. Set aside.
In a small bowl, beat vegetable oil, eggs, and vanilla until combined.
Stir wet ingredients into dry ingredients.
Divide dough in half.
Roll out each portion of dough separately to about 1/8" thickness.
Trim edges and cut into rectangles.
Repeat with remaining dough, re-rolling and recutting as necessary.
Place rectangles 2 inches apart on prepared baking sheets.
Top each rectangle with 1 1/2 teaspoons jam.
Top with another rectangle of dough.
Press edges together to seal.
Bake for 12-15 minutes, until just starting to brown.

Notes

Substitutions:

You can use any flavored jam you like!
If you don't have almond flour, use 1 cup All-Purpose Flour and 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour.

Expert Tips:

The dough needs to be about 1/8th inch thick. Anything thicker or thinner, the bars may not work.
Be carful when sealing the bars. Don't squish the jam out!
Don't over bake them! These bars need to be soft.
You can use store-bought or homemade jam.

Nutrition

Serving: 1BarCalories: 165kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 2gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 5gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 1gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 11mgSodium: 46mgPotassium: 58mgFiber: 1gSugar: 13gVitamin A: 16IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 38mgIron: 1mg

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.