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    home » Recipes » Lunchbox Recipes

    Strawberry oat bars, no added sugar

    Published: Sep 8, 2018. Modified: Oct 21, 2020By:Kylie·This post may contain affiliate links·

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    When it comes to making snacks and things for lunchboxes, if I've said it once, I've said it a thousand times: things which can be used for more than one purpose are AWESOME. That's why these strawberry oat bars are fantastic.

    strawberry oat bars

    Serve them for breakfast, in the lunchbox or for an afternoon snack. Gosh, they even work for dessert.

    If you're expecting a hard style granola bar, then these are not for you. They are softer, more like porridge bars.

    strawberry oat bars

    I have a friend who I love very dearly who said to me the other day "You haven't done a cheap strawberry post yet!" She waits for it every year when the strawberries are cheap and then bakes. So I thought I'd better stop letting her down.
    strawberry oat bars

    Strawberries have been $1 a punnet for a couple of weeks around here and the quality is amazing. Personally, I choose smaller strawberries as they tend to be sweeter and I always check the underside of the punnet.

    strawberry oat bars

    Any juices at the bottom are a dead giveaway that there is a yucky one in there, which basically means the whole punnet will be mouldy before they see the light of day.

    strawberry oat bars

    The best thing about the strawberry season is that the strawbs are filled with flavour and super yummy. That's how they are meant to be. Strawberry oat bars need them to be like this!

    strawberry oat bars

    Love the look of this lunchbox? It's a Little Lunchbox Company Bento Three. You can check out my review of it here.

    When we lived in London many years ago we popped over to Germany for a road trip and everywhere there were these giant strawberry stalls selling punnets of fresh strawberries. The best thing about them? The punnets weren't plastic! The strawberries could breathe and it meant that they kept fresh longer.
    strawberry oat bars

    If you make these oat bars, you can freeze them in squares, ideal for the lunchbox or a grab and go breakfast. I freeze on a tray so they can then be popped into freezer bags or containers and won't stick to each other.

    strawberry oat bars

    Strawberry oat bars, no added sugar

    These strawberry oat bars are perfect for the lunchbox, a grab and go breakfast or an afternoon snack! Yummy and no added sugar.
    4.39 from 13 votes
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    Course: lunchbox
    Cuisine: Modern Australian
    Prep Time: 5 minutes
    Bake time: 20 minutes
    Total Time: 25 minutes
    Servings: 20 squares
    Calories: 120kcal
    Author: Kylie
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    Ingredients

    • 3 cups rolled oats
    • 1 cup shredded coconut
    • 2 eggs
    • 250 grams strawberries topped and sliced
    • 1 teaspoon vanilla
    • ½ cup milk
    • 100 grams butter melted
    • 1 ripe banana mashed

    Instructions

    • Preheat the oven to 180 degrees (355f).
    • Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl and mix well.
    • Press into a 20 cm square cake tin (either lined or silicone).
    • Bake for 20 minutes.
    • Remove from the oven and cool for 5 mins in the pan.
    • Remove to a wire rack and allow to cool.
    • Chop into squares.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1square | Sodium: 11.4mg | Sugar: 1.9g | Fiber: 2g | Cholesterol: 29.5mg | Calories: 120kcal | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1.7g | Saturated Fat: 4.6g | Fat: 6.6g | Protein: 2.7g | Carbohydrates: 11.6g
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    Comments

    1. Erika Szarka says

      April 26, 2022 at 12:00 pm

      Hi Kylie, can I use blueberry 🫐 instead of strawberry 🍓. ????
      I’m allergic to 🍓🍓🥲

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        April 27, 2022 at 5:04 pm

        Of course! They will work with pretty much any berry, even soft fruits like peach, plum and banana will work.

        Reply
    2. Sue says

      January 20, 2022 at 12:53 pm

      3 stars
      I would definitely add more spice next time, some ginger and cinnamon, ground or minced nuts,and even a very small amount of coconut sugar. Esp if using frozen fruit like I did, just needed more pizazz.

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        February 01, 2022 at 10:05 am

        Thanks Sue, these are designed to be sugar free for toddlers.

        Reply
    3. Natalie says

      October 06, 2020 at 10:11 am

      Hi. Is it possible to substitute or leave out the coconut in these? There's a severe allergy in our class, and it's always a challenge to find lunchbox recipes without coconut.

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        October 06, 2020 at 10:46 am

        You could add extra oats. Coconut is a tricky allergy!

        Reply
    4. Hayley says

      July 31, 2020 at 9:38 pm

      Do you think these would freeze well? Of not what would you recommend on shelf life?

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        August 11, 2020 at 12:37 pm

        I freeze them in bars, they are ok for 2-3 days in the fridge.

        Reply
    5. Bec says

      May 28, 2019 at 10:24 pm

      Suggestions on a banana substitute???

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        May 30, 2019 at 2:16 pm

        You could use pureed apple?

        Reply
    6. Anita says

      January 26, 2019 at 11:05 am

      Can my 10 month old baby eat these? She only has 3 teeth!

      Reply
      • Kylie says

        March 10, 2019 at 3:04 pm

        As long as she has no allergies and she is supervised, I can't see why not.

        Reply

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