Breakfast for 9

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Name: Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 9 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats; 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or oat flour; 1/2 cup brown sugar; 1/2 tsp baking powder; 1/4 tsp salt; 8 tbsp unsalted butter; 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 16 oz strawberries; 1 tbsp cornstarch; 1 1/2 tbsp honey

$4.62for 455 minServes 9

These chewy oatmeal bars bake a buttery oat base with strawberries, honey, and cornstarch into a soft breakfast treat.

Photo: cookingclassy.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Oats, 4.5 oz$0.10/oz typical	4.5 oz	$0.45Typical price
	Butter, 4 oz$0.40/oz typical	4 oz	$1.60Typical price
	Berries, 16 oz$0.40/oz typical	16 oz	$6.40Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$10.39

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSyrups, molasses, powdered sugarBaking powder and sodaCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaHoney or maple syrup

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55 minstart to table
Mediumdifficulty
9servings as written
$typical cost tier

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Typical price

$1.15 per serving$4.62 for 4

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups old fashioned rolled oats
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour or oat flour
1/2 cup brown sugar
1/2 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
8 tbsp unsalted butter
1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
16 oz strawberries
1 tbsp cornstarch
1 1/2 tbsp honey

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line an 8-by-8-inch pan with parchment.
Mix the oats, flour, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, melted butter, and vanilla into a crumbly mixture.
Press two-thirds of the mixture into the prepared pan.
Stir the strawberries, cornstarch, and honey together and spread them over the crust.
Crumble the remaining oat mixture over the strawberries.
Bake for 35 to 40 minutes, then cool for 10 minutes before cutting.