A delicious healthy treat and ideal as a breakfast option too. The combination of homemade marmalade and blueberries is a real winner and keeps the bars wonderfully moist. It also adds a natural sweetness meaning you can keep added sugars down. You could freeze these bars or store them in the fridge for about a week.
Makes 16 bars
Preparation time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 25-30 minutes
A variation on the traditional oat slice but with added protein to support more balanced blood sugars. The use of olive oil provides healthy anti-inflammatory monounsaturated fats
To keep the sugar content down use a pure fruit spread instead of regular marmalade but you may need to warm it slightly to make it more runny. You can buy low sugar syrups made from inulin and stevia – I like this one
Base
150g gluten free oats
150g gluten free self raising flour
30g vanilla or berry protein powder
100ml olive oil
2tbsp apple juice
75g maple syrup or yacon syrup or low carb syrup
Filling
150g fresh blueberries
100g marmalade – ideally a runny one (or warm it slightly before using)
Topping
150g gluten free oats
75g gluten free self raising flour
30g protein powder
100ml olive oil
