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Easy peasy chicken noodle soup

Easy peasy chicken noodle soup

I love soup season. This easy peasy chicken noodle soup is packed with vegetables, chicken, barley and noodles. With the days getting cooler and the busy holiday season ahead of us, you can bet this easy peasy chicken noodle soup will be on repeat in Read more

Blueberry lemon muffins

Blueberry lemon muffins

Happy June! How did we get here ??  I am so looking forward to summer. It’s been pretty busy here in the Murphy household, as I am sure anyone with kids can relate. In addition to the end of school activities, I have been busy Read more

Triple Berry Oat Bars

Triple Berry Oat Bars

These triple berry oat bars are incredible. They make for a perfect grab and go breakfast, school snack, and/or afternoon snack. My family loved them. These triple berry oat bars are packed with healthy nutrients, rich in flavour and easy to make.  You should make these oat bars this weekend, trust me they will be a big hit.

 

I am looking forward to fresh summer produce, I love all summer fruit.  Here on the West Coast, we are so lucky to have a fresh bounty of seasonal produce at our finger tips. This recipe uses a combination of blueberries, blackberries and raspberries but you can easily substitute any berry you want. I like using frozen fruit in my oat bars but fresh can easily be used. Finally, if you are gluten free, these bars can easily be gluten free,  check the label of all your ingredients  to avoid cross contamination.

Serves 1

Triple Berry Oat Bars
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Ingredients

  • Fruit Filling
  • 3 cups of frozen fruit ( blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 lemon zest
  • Oat base:
  • 2 cups large flake oats
  • 1 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut

Instructions

  1. In a medium pot, combine fruit, sugar and water. Bring to a simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water. Add to fruit and allow to thicken, stirring often.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degree and line an 8 x 11 pan with parchment paper, allow paper to hang over the edges. I like to hold the paper in place with clips.
  4. Combine all the oat base ingredients into a medium bowl. Take 1/2 of the mixture and add to pan, press really hard to pan ( I like to use a glass).
  5. Bake oat base for 10 minutes and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  6. Add fruit mixture to oat base, spread evenly with a spatula. Add remaining of oat crumble on top.
  7. Bake until golden brown, 40-45 minute.
  8. Once cooled, cut into bars. Enjoy as is or add a scoop of ice cream or yogurt.
https://zestnutrition.intogreat.pro/triple-berry-oat-bars/

 

With Mother’s day approaching fast, these triple berry oat bars make the perfect addition to a mother’s day brunch. These oat bars could be served with a scoop of vanilla ice cream or yogurt for your sweet mama.  You can make these the night before to save time.

 

 

 

Serves 1

Triple Berry Oat Bars
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Ingredients

  • Fruit Filling
  • 3 cups of frozen fruit ( blueberries, blackberries, and raspberries)
  • 1 tbsp sugar
  • 1 tbsp cornstarch
  • 1 tbsp water
  • 1 lemon zest
  • Oat base:
  • 2 cups large flake oats
  • 1 cup wholewheat flour
  • 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • pinch of salt
  • 1/2 cup of brown sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 1/2 cup melted coconut

Instructions

  1. In a medium pot, combine fruit, sugar and water. Bring to a simmer for approximately 10 minutes. Remove from heat.
  2. In a small bowl combine cornstarch and water. Add to fruit and allow to thicken, stirring often.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degree and line an 8 x 11 pan with parchment paper, allow paper to hang over the edges. I like to hold the paper in place with clips.
  4. Combine all the oat base ingredients into a medium bowl. Take 1/2 of the mixture and add to pan, press really hard to pan ( I like to use a glass).
  5. Bake oat base for 10 minutes and allow to cool for 5 minutes.
  6. Add fruit mixture to oat base, spread evenly with a spatula. Add remaining of oat crumble on top.
  7. Bake until golden brown, 40-45 minute.
  8. Once cooled, cut into bars. Enjoy as is or add a scoop of ice cream or yogurt.
https://zestnutrition.intogreat.pro/triple-berry-oat-bars/

 

 

 

Enjoy!

Delicious and moist carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Delicious and moist carrot cake with cream cheese icing

Hello my friends! Happy Spring! I made this carrot cake with cream cheese icing for Easter. It was a huge hit with the family. I know I may be a bit late for Easter but Mother’s day is just  around the corner and I am Read more

Lemon blueberry bran muffins

Lemon blueberry bran muffins

Do you remember the first thing you baked? I do, it was muffins. I loved to baked muffins when I was younger. Fast forward 20 + years and here I am baking muffins for my crew. I made these lemon blueberry bran muffins a couple Read more