Description
Indulge in guilt-free goodness with these naturally sweetened Peanut Butter Oat Date Crumb Bars. They’re the perfect treat to satisfy your sweet tooth without any added refined sugars and are gluten-free and vegan!
Ingredients
Units
Scale
Crumble
- 1/3 cup coconut oil
- 1/2 cup peanut butter
- 1 1/4 cups gluten-free quick oats
- 2 cups oat flour
- 1/2 cup date sugar
- 1 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 salt
- 1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Date Filling
- 2 cups large dates, pitted and chopped
- 1 cup water
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 350 degrees F. In a medium-large saucepan, add the pitted, chopped dates and water and heat over medium heat until the dates start to reduce, the water absorbs and the filling thickens. Be sure to stir frequently to avoid sticking to the bottom of the pan.
- Add the coconut oil and peanut butter to a glass measuring cup (or bowl) and melt it in the microwave for about 30-45 seconds, stir to combine.
- In a large bowl, whisk together the oats, oat flour, gluten-free quick oats, date sugar, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt. Add the vanilla and the peanut butter coconut oil mixture to the dry crumble ingredients and stir to combine.
- Press half of the crumble mixture into an 8×8 parchment-lined baking pan.
- Spread the dates over the crust and then sprinkle the rest of the crumble on top.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Cool before slicing. Keep stored on the counter for a couple days or keep them stored in your fridge.
Notes
You may use another nut or seed butter if you have allergies.
You can use coconut sugar in place of date sugar if desired.
You may swap the coconut oil for vegan butter.
You can make your own oat flour by blending 2 cups of oats into a flour. You may also use another gluten-free flour in place of oat flour, though I haven’t tried that and cannot guarantee they would turn out the same.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Additional Time: 0 hours
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Category: Breakfast
- Cuisine: American