Vegan Apple Butter Oatmeal Bars
Servings 10 bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup apple butter
- 1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
- 1 cup old fashioned oats
- ¼ cup coconut oil, firm
- ¼ cup apple sauce
- ¼ cup coconut sugar or brown sugar
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- ¼ tsp salt
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees and lightly grease ab 8X8 baking dish.
- In a large bowl combine flour, oats, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar, and baking powder.
- Using your fingers or a pastry blender cut in coconut oil until only pea size pieces remain.
- Stir in applesauce.
- Press half of the mixture into the bottom of baking dish. Be sure to apply enough pressure that mixture holds together. I placed a piece of wax paper over top and rolled a can back and forth.
- Spread apple butter in an even layer over crust.
- Crumble remaining crust mixture over the top of apple butter.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until lightly golden brown.
- Allow to cool completely before cutting.