Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Berry Oatmeal Bars

A few weeks ago a friend of mine shared a recipe on Facebook that caught my eye. The recipe was for Ree Drummond’s Strawberry Oatmeal Bars. If you don’t know who Ree Drummond is, check out her blog called The Pioneer Woman. Her recipes are showcased with step-by-step photos that will leave drool on your keyboard – seriously! Obviously I couldn’t make the recipe as written because it wasn’t gluten or dairy-free, but I could modify it so that we could enjoy our own little piece of heaven. 

Surprisingly I had everything I needed on hand. Here are some of the substitutions I made and the recipe with the changes I made will follow. 

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Bakery on Main Happy Quick Oats & Enjoy Life All-Purpose Flour

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Earth Balance Soy-Free Buttery Sticks

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Crofter’s Berry Harvest Organic Premium Fruit Spread

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The finished bars. Holy guacamole were these good! Not only were they amazing when they were still warm, but once chilled in the refrigerator, which is where I stored them. Jon ate these for breakfast every day until they were gone. He loved them and asked that I make them again really soon!

Gluten-Free, Dairy-Free Berry Oatmeal Bars

*Modified from the original recipe courtesy of The Pioneer Woman – Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

  • 1 3/4 sticks cold Earth Balance Soy Free Buttery Sticks
  • 1 1/2 cups Enjoy Life All-Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 Bakery on Main Happy Quick Oats
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt
  • 10-12 ounces Crofter’s Berry Harvest Organic Premium Fruit Spread

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 or 8 x 10 baking dish with cooking spray. 

2. Mix together dry ingredients.

3. Cut in the Earth Balance with a pastry cutter until the mixture resembles coarse sand.

4. Sprinkle half of the mixture into the pan and press down lightly to pack it down.

5. Spoon the Crofter’s spread over the mixture and use a spoon or butter knife to spread evenly.

6. Sprinkle the other half of the mixture evenly over the top and press down lightly. 

7. Bake until the top is light golden brown. This took me about 40-45 minutes, but I started checking it at 35 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool in the pan. Once cool, slice into squares and enjoy!

Have a great day! 

~ Kim

Zing Bar Introduces 100-Calorie Snack Bars

I can’t believe it has been over 6 years since I first reviewed Zing Bars. Zing Bars have now added a 100-calorie bar that is perfect for snacking, dessert, or packing in your school lunch boxes. I received complementary samples to review here on the blog a couple of months back. The smaller size is perfect for smaller children, to hold you over until your next meal, or satisfy a sweet tooth in place of a candy bar. 

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More about Zing Bars:

Zing’s ‘clean energy’ snacks are not the typical nutrition bar.  The nutrition and energy bar industry was originally founded to address the needs of athletes.   These recipes relied on high glycemic carbs that could be burned quickly by athletes during exercise.    Zing has reformulated the nutrition bar recipe for real people, not athletes. The Zing formula is deeply rooted in ‘nutrition science’ around blood sugar— by turning the calories regular people eat into useable energy without the spikes and crashes, the low energy, the cravings, and the buildup of body fat.  All Zing Bars are wheat and soy free, gluten-free and kosher-certified. Nine of the twelve SKUs are Vegan and verified non-GMO.

Known for their great taste, Zing Bars have a nut or seed butter base and contain real dark chocolate, as opposed to the more commonly used compound chocolates. The new 22g-25g mini Zing Bars have between 90 and 110 calories each and come in six popular flavors: Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip, Dark Chocolate Coconut, Coconut Cashew Crisp, Dark Chocolate Peanut Butter, Dark Chocolate Mint and Oatmeal Chocolate Chip.

There isn’t a variety of Zing Bars that I didn’t like. I am a huge fan of chocolate, so I am loving the dairy-free/vegan chocolate bars! I think my favorite is the Dark Chocolate Mint or the Coconut Cashew Crisp. 

Zing Bars mini are sold in packages of 6 or 18 and are roughly $1.29/each. Look for the bars in select stores across the US or shop online

If you haven’t had a chance to try Zing Bars, put them on your grocery list today!

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