Dessert for 16

Strawberry Oat Squares

Name: Strawberry Oat Squares
Total time: 50 min
Yield: 16 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups regular oats; 1 cup whole-grain kamut flour; 1/2 tsp baking soda; 1/2 tsp sea salt; 1/2 cup sucanat sugar; 1 chia egg; 1/2 cup + 2 tbsp earth balance; 1/4 cup pure maple syrup; 2 tbsp almond milk; 1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional); 2 & 1/4 cups chopped strawberries; 3 1/2 tbsp sugar (optional); 1 1/2 tbsp chia seeds; 1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Oat and whole-grain squares hold a quick chia strawberry jam and bake until firm around the edges.

$0.12per serving $

50 minstart to table

16servings

American Vegetarian Dairy-free Budget Desserts Spring Summer

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups regular oats
1 cup whole-grain kamut flour
1/2 tsp baking soda
1/2 tsp sea salt
1/2 cup sucanat sugar
1 chia egg
1/2 cup + 2 tbsp earth balance
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
2 tbsp almond milk
1 tbsp sesame seeds (optional)
2 & 1/4 cups chopped strawberries
3 1/2 tbsp sugar (optional)
1 1/2 tbsp chia seeds
1 tsp pure vanilla extract

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and grease an 8-inch square pan.
Cook the strawberries, sugar, and vanilla in a small saucepan over medium heat for 8 minutes.
Stir in the chia seeds and let the strawberry mixture stand for 10 minutes.
Mix the oats, flour, baking soda, salt, and sucanat in a bowl, then blend in the spread, maple syrup, almond milk, and chia egg.
Press two-thirds of the dough into the pan, spread the strawberry mixture over it, and crumble the remaining dough on top.
Sprinkle with sesame seeds if using and bake for 25 minutes, then cool before cutting.