Strawberry Oat Macadamia Bars
These Strawberry Oat Macadamia Bars are very easy to make; just three layers and then in the oven. They are very fruity, crunchy and have a nice dense chewy base.
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Servings: 1 8x8 baking pan
Ingredients
Simple Strawberry Jam
- 1 pound strawberry
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 lemon
- 1 ounce blackberry
Dough
- 1.5 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup steel cut oats
- 1/2 cup macadamia nuts
- 3/4 cups butter melted
- 3/4 cups sugar
- 1/3 cup brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon salt
Instructions
Simple Strawberry Jam
- Wash and chop the strawberries. Transfer strawberries, juice from the lemon and sugar to a saucepan and bring to a boil.
- Simmer for 30-45 minutes and stir frequently. Push strawberries against side of the pan and 'mash' a little. Cook until mixture thickens a little. Take off the heat and add blackberries (whole).
Dough
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Line a 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper and spray with cooking spray.
- Pulse macadamia nuts in food processor until coarse. Mix nuts with all other dry ingredients.You'll end up with a crumbly dough.
- Press half of dough in baking pan and press down.
- Poor strawberry-blackberry mixture on dough and divide rest of dough crumbles over fruit mixture.
- Place pan in oven and bake about 50 minutes or until golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely.
Nutrition
Calories: 4088kcal | Carbohydrates: 551g | Protein: 50g | Fat: 200g | Saturated Fat: 97g | Sodium: 3577mg | Fiber: 37g | Sugar: 300g
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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