Chocolate Raspberry Oat Bars
These Chocolate Raspberry Oat Bars combine the sweetness of chocolate with the tartness of raspberries on a buttery oat crust. A delicious dessert recipe!
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 32 minutes
- Total Time: 47 minutes
- Yield: 9-12 Bars 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 1/2 cups rolled oats
- 3/4 cup whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup brown sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup butter
- 1 1/2 cups fresh or frozen raspberries
- 1/4 cup raspberry jam
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 cup semi-sweet mini chocolate chips, divided
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Line an 8 x 8 baking pan with parchment paper.
- In large bowl, mix together rolled oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and salt.
- Cut in the butter using a pastry blender, a fork, or your fingers, and mix until the dough just comes together. The dough should not be very crumbly, but should stick together.
- Gently press two thirds of the dough onto the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Bake for 10-13 minutes or until the edges are slightly brown.
- Prepare raspberry filling. In a medium bowl, mix together the raspberries, jam and vanilla.
- Spread raspberry mixture over the baked crust and sprinkle 1/2 cup chocolate chips over the raspberry layer.
- Sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the chocolate chips.
- Bake for another 22-25 minutes or until the top has lightly browned and the filling is bubbly.
- Remove from the oven and top with remaining chocolate chips.
- Let the bars cool completely and refrigerate for 2 hours before cutting.
Notes
- Store any leftovers in the refrigerator.
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