Vegan Gluten-Free Raspberry Oat Bars
Ingredients
- for the oat layer
- 110g oat flour – plain oats ground up into a flour in a food processor. use gluten-free oats if you’re allergic/intolerant to gluten
- 145g rolled oats – use gluten-free oats if you’re allergic/intolerant to gluten
- 4 tbsp coconut or brown sugar
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 120ml coconut oil, melted
- 1 tbsp lemon zest
- for the raspberry layer
- 300g raspberries
- juice of 1/2 lemon – about 2 tbsp fresh
- 2 tbsp coconut or brown sugar
- 2 tbsp cornflour
Preparation
Preheat your oven to 180°c/160°c fan
Mix together the oat flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt in a large bowl
Add the coconut oil and lemon zest
Mix to combine
Transfer 3/4 of the mixture into an 8” square cake tin lined with parchment paper
Press down with your hands or a spoon to make sure the base is even
Mix all the raspberry layer ingredients in a bowl mashing the raspberries with the back of a wooden spoon, then pour over the oat base
Sprinkle on top the remaining oat mixture and bake for 35-40 minutes
Leave to cool completely before slicing
Enjoy!