Breastfeeding Friendly Honey-Pear Crumble Bars
Soft, honey-kissed pears tucked between a buttery oat crust and a golden crumble topping — these bars are the kind of treat that feels indulgent but is built from genuinely wholesome ingredients. The filling comes together on the stovetop with ripe pears, real honey, a touch of nutmeg, and a splash of apple cider vinegar, which brightens the whole thing beautifully. Tapioca starch gives the fruit layer that glossy, jammy consistency that holds together when you slice without turning gummy or stiff. Rolled oats bring a hearty, satisfying texture to both the base and the topping, and they're a classic ingredient worth leaning into when you're eating to support milk production. The crust uses rice flour and tapioca starch in place of all-purpose flour, keeping things lighter and easy to digest. Cold butter worked into the dry mixture creates those irresistible clumpy, crumbly bits that bake up crisp and golden on top. Cut into nine generous squares, these bars are easy to grab one-handed — which, honestly, is exactly the kind of snack new parents need most.
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9 servings
For the crust and crumble
- 1 ½ cups rolled oats
- ¾ cup rice flour
- ¼ cup tapioca starch
- ⅓ cup granulated sugar
- ¼ tsp fine sea salt
- ½ cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, cold and cut into ½-inch cubes
For the pear filling
- 3 medium ripe pears (about 1 ½ lb), peeled, cored, and cut into ½-inch dice
- 3 tbsp honey
- 1 tbsp tapioca starch
- ¼ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tbsp apple cider vinegar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line a 9×9-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two opposite sides to use as handles for lifting the bars out later.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together the rolled oats, rice flour, tapioca starch (the crust-and-crumble portion), granulated sugar, and fine sea salt until evenly combined. Scatter the cold butter cubes over the dry mixture and work them in with a pastry cutter or your fingertips until the mixture resembles coarse, clumpy crumbs with some pea-sized pieces of butter remaining — do not work it until smooth.
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