Cherry Breakfast Bars with Almonds

Prep Time:

10 min

Cook Time:

30 min

Total Time:

40 min

Servings:

10-12

Cherry Breakfast Bars with Almonds is an eggless breakfast treat with the tart flavors of cherries and the mild nutty flavors of almonds. This fruit and nut recipe is a great addition to the brunch table or makes for a special baked good around the holiday season.

Ingredients

1 ¼ cups Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned
1/4 cup Quaker® Steel Cut Oats, uncooked
1 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1/2 cup light brown sugar
1/2 cup raw slivered almonds
10 tbsp unsalted butter, melted and cooled slightly
1 cup cherry preserves
2 tbsp honey
1/2 tbsp salt

How to make it

1

Preheat oven to 350°F.
2

Line an 8x8 pan with foil and spray with nonstick spray – you don’t have to do this, but I promise it makes the bars infinitely easier to get out of the pan.
3

In a bowl whisk together the old-fashioned oats, steel cut oats, flour, brown sugar, almonds and salt.
4

Stir in the honey and melted butter – the mixture will be crumbly.
5

Press half of the oat mixture into the bottom of the pan.
6

Spread the preserves evenly on top.
7

Sprinkle the remaining oatmeal mixture evenly on top of the preserves layer and then gently press it together – don’t press down too hard, but gently apply pressure so that it doesn’t remain in the crumb state.
8

Bake at 350°F for 30-40 minutes, or until the jam is bubbly and the top is golden brown.
9

Remove from the oven and let it cool completely before cutting into bars.
10

Enjoy for breakfast with a glass of milk!