Vegan Oatmeal Bars
These bars are the kind of simple, crowd-pleasing bake that disappears fast — buttery oat crumble on the bottom and top, with a warm layer of jammy fruit filling sandwiched in between. The whole thing comes together with pantry staples like rolled oats, brown sugar, flour, and cinnamon, with vegan butter doing all the rich, binding work that dairy butter would normally handle. A quick stir of jam and lemon juice on the stovetop loosens the filling just enough to spread beautifully without soaking through the base. No eggs, no dairy, no complicated swaps — just a straightforward dough that presses and crumbles exactly the way it should. You can go with strawberry, raspberry, or apricot depending on what you have on hand, which makes this an endlessly flexible recipe for using up that jar in the back of the fridge. The batch makes 16 squares, so it's a great option for potlucks, lunchboxes, or just keeping something satisfying on the counter all week.
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16 servings
For the oat base and topping
- ½ cup vegan butter, melted and slightly cooled
- ⅓ cup packed brown sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 ½ cups old-fashioned rolled oats
- ¾ cup all-purpose flour
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ¼ tsp salt
- ½ tsp ground cinnamon
For the filling
- 1 cup fruit jam or preserves (strawberry, raspberry, or apricot)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C). Line an 8x8-inch baking pan with parchment paper, leaving a 2-inch overhang on two sides to use as handles for lifting.
- 2
In a large mixing bowl, stir together the melted vegan butter, brown sugar, and vanilla extract until the sugar is fully dissolved and the mixture is smooth.
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