Chocolate-Raspberry Oat Bars

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Ingredients:
makes 9 bars (9×9 glass pan)
Crust:
1 cup oat flour
1 cup spelt flour
1/2 cup coconut oil
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 cup maple syrup
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 chia egg (1 Tbsp ground chia seeds + 4 Tbsp warm water)
2 Tablespoons SO Delicious coconut milk
Filling:
1 cup raspberry freezer jam or store-bought jam
Topping:
3/4 cup gluten-free oats (Bob’s Red Mill)
2 Tbsp coconut oil, melted
1 1/2 teaspoons cinnamon
2 Tbsp maple syrup
3 Tbsp oat flour
3 Tbsp unsweetened shredded coconut
1/4 cup dark chocolate pieces

Method:
Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit and spray a 9×9 pan with coconut non-stick spray.
Crust preparation:
Mix up your chia egg and set aside for 5 minutes. In a medium bowl mix the spelt and oat flours, baking soda, and salt. Add maple syrup, brown sugar, and coconut milk to the chia egg is and combine well. Add 1/2 cup coconut oil to flour mixture and using a fork or patry cutter, combine the two ingredients until it resembles wet sand. Add the wet ingredients and combine well.Press dough into the 9×9 dish, allowing the dough to rise above the edges of the pan about 1 inch. This is not a layer, but more a crust to contain the filling.
Add 1 cup of raspberry jam onto the crust and spread evenly.

Topping preparation:
In a medium add oats and melted coconut oil and combine well. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well.
Add the crumble topping to the raspberry mixture and spread evenly.

Bake for 45 minutes and cool for another 45 minutes. These bars are so good a little warm though. They are even better the NEXT day! I wrapped one up for Ryan for lunch so I know he will like that surprise. 🙂

1. EleonoraNW3 25 October 2010 at 21:30

   

   Hi Singerinkitchen!! Welcome back 🙂 We missed you! These oat bars are so yummy and so rich, with chocolate, jam and maple syrup! I was wondering what chia egg is

   They remind me the flapjack…is it something somehow similar? I’d like to tray and make it

   
   
2. singerinkitchen 25 October 2010 at 21:32

   

   Chia seeds are like flax seed meal. They make the same egg consistency. If no chia seed is available then 1 Tablespoon of flaxseed meal (ground up flaxseeds) + the 4 Tbsp water would also would work. Thank you for asking!

   Glad to post too! 🙂

   
   
3. Anna 25 October 2010 at 23:58

   

   Seriously, I am licking the screen.

   
   
4. Julianna 26 October 2010 at 00:09

   

   Holy cow! This looks delicious! I think I’ll try this for the holidays.

   
   
5. Ginger 26 October 2010 at 01:09

   

   Shame there is spelt flour in recipe – it negates the Bob’s Red Mill gluten free oats, assuming the oat flour would also be Bob’s Red Mill gluten free oat flour.

   
   
6. Pizza pie 26 October 2010 at 10:54

   

   Good! So good! 😛
   (and nice, too!)

   
   
7. Noelle @Opera Singer in Kitchen 26 October 2010 at 14:24

   

   Thank you! I hope you like them! I only have one more left in my pan! 🙂

   
   
8. Anto 26 October 2010 at 14:46

   

   Wow! This one looks really delicious!!! Great! 🙂