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    Peanut Butter & Jelly Oat Bars | Quick Healthy Breakfast

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    A breakfast that's filling, delicious and healthy, PLUS the entire family loves it? I know it sounds like a dream, but these Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars tick all my boxes for a great way to start the day. They fill us all up for hours, can be eaten in the car on the way to school AND they taste delicious. So what are you waiting for? Let's make 'em!

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    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast
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    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

    Ingredients for perfect PB & J Oat Bars

    Coconut Oil - We're big fans of coconut oil, not because it's some sort of miracle oil, but simply because of the flavor, how it reacts in baked goods and when you get it on your hands, just rub it in!

    All Purpose Flour - You may think that flour is all the same, but we love to use King Arthur Flour whenever possible. Not only is their flour a better flavor, but they are an American-sourced, socially responsible and employee-owned company. Plus, I love how much joy emanates from their recipes.

    If you don't know this already, I use King Arthur Flour Measure for Measure for everything. Check out this post to find out why! It works like a charm in this recipe too, no surprise.

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

    Oats - You can use quick oats or rolled oats for this recipe. Amy uses Trader Joe's Gluten Free Oats, and they work great.

    Maple Syrup - I love love love using maple syrup as a sweetener. It's like natures nectar. I'm amazed sometimes at the foods that come straight from nature and taste so outrageously good.

    Coconut Sugar - We like to use coconut sugar here to keep the glycemic count low, but you can use granulated white sugar as well, either works great.

    Creamy Peanut Butter and Jelly - Any creamy peanut butter will do. We like this recipe best with raspberry preserves (Bonne Maman is our go-to and we think is truly the best the grocery store has to offer), but feel free to use whatever preserves or jam is your favorite flavor. If you really want to reduce the sugar, use preserves with no added sugar, like Smuckers Simply Fruit, that gets its sweetness from fruit juice only.

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

    To make these peanut butter and jelly oat bars, simply...

    The great thing about this recipe is that it only uses two bowls and one baking pan. Gotta love that quick clean up.

    FIRST, grab a large mixing bowl and an 8"x8" baking pan. Spray the pan with nonstick spray. Set aside. PREHEAT the oven to 350°F.

    In the large bowl, COMBINE the coconut oil, all purpose flour (or GF substitute), quick (or rolled) oats, maple syrup, coconut or granulated white sugar, baking powder and salt. Give it all a good stir until evenly mixed.

    Remove ⅓ of the mixture into a smaller bowl. Set aside

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

    In the ⅔ mixture, ADD the creamy peanut butter and mix well until evenly combined.

    Using your hands, PRESS the peanut butter mixture into the baking pan until spread evenly.

    Next, SPREAD the preserves being sure not to go all the way to the edges. Leave about ½" all the way around, otherwise the preserves will burn.

    Using your hands, CRUMBLE the remaining ⅓ of the dough over the top of the preserves.

    BAKE on the center rack for 25-30 minutes until the top is lightly browned and it smells Heavenly.

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

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    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars

    Perfect grab-and-go breakfast for the whole family.
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    Course: Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
    Prep Time: 10 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 25 minutes minutes
    Servings: 9 squares
    Calories: 376kcal

    Ingredients 

    • ½ C coconut oil - melted
    • 1 ½ C all-purpose flour - or gluten free substitute
    • 1 ½ C quick oats
    • ⅓ C maple syrup
    • ⅓ C coconut sugar - or granulated white sugar
    • 1 teaspoon baking powder
    • ½ teaspoon salt
    • ¼ C creamy peanut butter
    • ½ C raspberry preserves - or any preserves or jam you prefer

    Instructions

    • Preheat oven to 350°F. Spray an 8×8 baking pan with non-stick spray. Set aside.
    • Mix all ingredients in a large bowl, except for peanut butter and preserves.
    • Set aside ⅓ of mixture. Mix peanut butter into the remaining ⅔ of mixture.
    • Using your hands press the peanut butter mixture into the bottom of your pan until it’s even and relatively flat.
    • Gently spread preserves, leaving ½″ around the outside. (The preserves will scald if up against the edge of the pan.)
    • Using your hands, evenly crumble the remaining ⅓ of the mixture over the top of the preserves and lightly press so the crumbles stay in place after baking.
    • Bake for 25-30 minutes on a center rack until lightly browned on top.
    • Let cool in pan on top of a cooling rack. Cut and serve!

    Nutrition

    Calories: 376kcal | Carbohydrates: 53g | Protein: 6g | Fat: 17g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Sodium: 229mg | Potassium: 158mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 21g | Vitamin C: 2mg | Calcium: 55mg | Iron: 2mg
    Peanut Butter and Jelly Oat Bars | Breakfast the whole family will love. Simple, healthy and filling. #oatbars #peanutbutter #jelly #quickbreakfast

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    Comments

    1. Jamie

      November 23, 2021 at 8:41 pm

      I don’t see the nutritional information. Could you update please?

      Reply
      • Amy

        December 11, 2021 at 4:40 pm

        Hi Jamie! The nutritional information is right below the recipe, in the same block. Let me know if you still can't see it. Thanks!

        Reply
    2. Shellie Stellpflue

      October 10, 2021 at 9:11 pm

      5 stars
      I'm eager to try your recipe.. it's very close to the one I came up with this morning using some blackberries I picked and froze this summer.. I had a pouch of peanut butter cookie mix and a sugar cookie mix so I put those and one egg and a cube of softened butter and mixed till crumbly. .Then I pressed 2/3rds in a foiled 13x9 cake pan,smeared my berry's all over then Topped with the rest of the crumbles. I was tempted to add
      some oatmeal but I want to try your version first?
      Thanks, Shell

      Reply
      • Amy

        October 23, 2021 at 5:51 pm

        That sounds delicious too! I'm sure you'll love our breakfast version of that recipe.

        Reply
    3. Amy

      October 24, 2020 at 7:13 am

      What can you substitute for coconut oil

      Reply
      • Amy

        October 25, 2020 at 2:57 pm

        Any oil will work to substitute for coconut oil. Most commonly, I use canola or vegetable oil. Hope you enjoy!

        Reply

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