Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of old fashioned rolled oats or (Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free Quick Cooking Rolled Oats)
  • 3/4 cup of flour or (Bob's Red Mill Gluten-Free 1 to 1 Baking Flour)
  • 1/3 cup of brown sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon of ground ginger
  • 1/4 cup of salt
  • 6 tablespoons of butter (melted)
  • 2 cups of NH strawberries (diced small)
  • 1 teaspoon of cornstarch or (Gluten Free Argo Cornstarch)
  • 1 tablespoon of freshly squeezed lemon
  • 1 tablespoon of sugar


Directions:

  1. Place a rack in the center of your oven and preheat the oven to 375 degrees.
  2. Line a baking pan with parchment paper so that the paper overhangs.
  3. In a medium bowl, combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, ginger and salt.
  4. Pour in the melted butter and stir until the ingredients are evenly moistened.
  5. Set aside 1/2 of the crumb mixture.
  6. Press the rest of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
  7. Scatter 1/2 of the NH strawberries over the crust.
  8. Sprinkle the cornstarch evenly over the top of the strawberries.
  9. Then sprinkle the lemon juice and 1/2 tablespoon of sugar on top.
  10. Scatter on the remaining strawberries and the remaining 1/2 tablespoon of sugar.
  11. Sprinkle the reserve crumbs on top.
  12. Bake for 35 or 40 minutes or until the strawberries are bubbly and the topping is golden brown.
  13. ENJOY!