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Making Homemade Strawberry Nutri Grain Bars today!
And also, I am home and could not be happier!
Not that I did not like Oregon this year, because I did. The weather was incredible the whole forty-two days my family and I were there. Well, I guess there were two days in the middle with tons and tons of low clouds, fog and pure misery. Technically, I guess forty day were gorgeous out of the forty-two.
Even though it is like me to complain, I canโt. I love the sun and blue skis and that is all I saw. Honestly, I barely saw any clouds. It was awesome.
Although, I was inside half the time cooking, but I would have been doing that anywhere,ย no matter what the weather was. I am always cooking.
Always.
With that said though, I am still so happy to be home.
With all my stuff, my giant kitchen windows and three refrigerators. Yeah, three. Again, itโs awesome.
What? Is three fridges a lot? My family has always had three for as long as I can remember. Big family means lots of food and stocking up on things when they are on sale. It just works, really well.
I almost always have backups for my back ups.
I know, I am so spoiled over here. But I love it.
Oh and um, hello?
The grocery store!!
I have one a mile down the street and another one ten minutes away. Plus, TARGET! Itโs been way too long since I stepped foot in Target. I miss Target. Itโs time.
Bring on the red!
Now that I got my excitement out, letโs talk about school.
Ugh.
My least favorite topic on this planet.
Alright, thatโs a total exaggeration, but you all know school was not my thing. Which is why I raced through it and graduated early, went to the local college and did what I needed to do and said โSee yaโ!
I may done with school days, but my younger siblings are still chugging on through. Ahh, well sort of. Red and Kai? They barely go, but hey, there is always little Asher who LOVES school to death and could not be more excited to start going a full day kindergarten this year. How can this be, she is not even five yet?
I am pretty sad she is growing up so darn fast. I wish she could just be my little side kick forever. Soon sheโll probably be too cool for me. And trust me, she already has a lot of attitude. Itโs scary.
Anyway, I was thinking these bars would be the perfect thing to pack in lunches or to have as after school snacks.
Growing up I used to love Nutri Grain bars in my lunch or as a snack, which is pretty weird since I am not really a baked fruit girl or a jam/jelly girl for that matter. But for some reason I loved those barsโฆโฆuntil I realized they are pretty processed and full of sugar.
Not cool.
Enter the homemade strawberry Nutri Grain bar!
It took me three tries to get the recipe right, but the third one was spot on. Super soft and moist, just like the packaged ones. Except with real strawberries and oatmeal.
The fresh strawberry filling is incredible, not so sweet that is gives you a headache, but sweet enough to make you say, โMmmโ. The dough that you are going to wrap the filling up in is almost like a moist muffin. It is so soft, slightly chewy from the oatmeal, with a hint of vanilla and cinnamon.
I am telling you, itโs spot on.
My mom, Asher and I have concluded they may not look as good as the real ones, but they taste a million times better.
Oh and Asher wanted me to share with you how she will be packing these up in her Frosty the Snowman lunch box and taking them to school.
She is very excited.
Oh, and so is Frosty, it just snowed up on those mountain tops.
Homemade Strawberry Nutri Grain Bars
Ingredients
- 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
- 3/4 cup Old Fashioned Oats
- 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
- 6 tablespoons cold unsalted butter, grated
- 2 egg yolks
- 2 tablespoons plain greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons honey
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 1 cup strawberry jam, homemade or store-bought
- buttermilk, for brushing
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F. In a large bowl, mix the flour, oatmeal, cinnamon, and salt together. Add the butter and toss to coat. Add the egg yolks, yogurt, honey, and vanilla and mix until combined, adding 1 tablespoon of cold water at a time until the dough comes together and forms a ball. 2. Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Roll out into a 1/8-inch thickness. Cut the dough into about 4" x 4 1/2" squares. Place a heaping tablespoon of jam down the center of each square, leaving about 1/4 inch border. Brush the borders with buttermilk. Fold one side up and over the filling and then pinch the dough together at either end. Do the same for the other side and use your fingers to seal the dough together at the seams. Carefully roll the bar over and place the seam side down on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Repeat with remaining dough.3. Cover the bars and place the baking sheet in the freezer for 10-15 minutes. Once chilled, brush the tops of the bars lightly with buttermilk and transfer to the oven, bake on the middle rack for 15-20 minutes or until lightly golden brown on top, do not over bake.4. Allow to cool 5-10 minutes, then carefully transfer the bars to a glass container with a lid, layering them between pieces of parchment paper. This will trap in heat and moisture, and slightly steam the bars, ensuring they remain soft. Store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the fridge for longer. These can also be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen, thaw for 1 hour.
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Quick Strawberry Jam
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 cups fresh or frozen strawberries
- 1/3 cup honey
- juice of 1 lemon
- pinch of kosher salt
Instructions
- 1. Add the strawberries, honey, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt to a medium size pot set over high heat. Bring the mixture to a boil, once boiling use a potato masher or fork to break down and mash the blueberries. Continue to cook for 5-8 minutes or until the jam has reduced and thickened by half. Remove from the heat and let cool. Store in a glass jar in the fridge for up to two weeks.
Notes
Nutrition
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How is it already back to school time? Where did summer go?!?
Did not come together for me. The dough was super wet and sticky. I had to add about a 1/2 cup of flour to get it workable, and even then it was a pita to work with.
I ended up making thumbprint cookies with it and the taste was good and pretty close to a nutrigain bar.
Hey Veronica,
Thanks so much for trying this recipe and sharing your feedback, very sorry to hear the dough didn’t come together! Glad you were able to improvise with a thumbprint cookie:)
Hey Tieghan!
My autistic son is obsessed with these types of bars – originally gerber and now we’ve moved onto nutri-grain, but I want to start making them at home. He is allergic to eggs; are the eggs crucial to this recipe or is there an alternative route that I can go?
Really excited to try out this recipe! You always have the best of the best out there.
Thank you kindly,
A concerned mom
Hi Abbigail,
So sorry, I have never tested this recipe without the egg. You could certainly try a chia or flax egg to see how that works for you. Please let me know if you give this recipe a try! xx
I really wanted to try this recipe but I canโt navigate your site without my entire screen being blocked with advertising. Iโm barely able to see what Iโm typing now.
Even trying to print the recipe doesnโt work because it only gives the recipe for the jam and not the bars. Oh well. On to another recipe blog.
Hi there,
Thanks for sharing your feedback, so sorry for any frustrations with printing. Please let me know if I can help in any other way!
Hey!
I’ve been looking for a snack alternative for my toddler and found this recipe!! I’m super excited for try it!
My only question, you went from 3/4 Old Fashioned Oats to saying “combine the oatmeal”.
Did you make oatmeal with the oats and then combine it with the other ingredients? Just want to make sure!! Thank you!
Hey there,
So sorry for any confusion! You do not need to make oatmeal, it’s just the oats:) I hope you love this recipe! xT
Can I freeze them?
Hey Natia,
Sure, that should be okay for you to do! Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
I love your recipes they are great! I would love to make this but I have an egg allergy what would be a good substitution for eggs? Yogurt? I am excited to make these!
Hey Deanyah,
So sorry, I have never tested this recipe without the egg, I would try a chia or flax egg! I hope this helps! xx
I think I put a tablespoon too much water in because the dough was extremely sticky and impossible to roll out. I did what I could with it but it was all a mess. We will see how they turn out
Hi Crystal,
Sorry to hear this! I hope they turn out well for you! Thanks for giving the recipe a try! xT
This recipe looks awesome – – wondering if j could sub AP flour? I have a lot I want to get rid of haha
Hi Mary,
Sure, that would be just fine for you to use! I hope you love this recipe, please let me know if you give it a try! xT
Iโve made these several times, and theyโre a big hit! This time I made a purรฉed carrot and applesauce filling that my toddler loves! Iโm gonna be making these regularly. Thanks for such a great recipe!!
Thanks so much Grace!! I love to hear that you have been enjoying this recipe, thanks a lot for making it! xT
How long do these tend to stay good for? Also how do you store them?
Hi Taylor,
You can store in an airtight container for up to 3 days or in the fridge for longer. These can also be wrapped in plastic wrap and frozen, thaw for 1 hour. Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT
Instead of butter milk, can I use oatmilk? I’m use what the use of brushing with milk is for as I’ve never heard that technique. Still learning. Family allergy to milk.
Hi Kat,
Yes, oat milk would be just fine for you to use! I hope you love this recipe, let me know how it turns out! xT
Made these turned out pretty good but my dough after baking seems kinda flat and tough maybe I over mixed? I dont know but might would suggest adding sim baking powder where the crust would be a little softer and fluffier. Also would suggest rolling the dough out into one big rectangle and putting the filling on one side and folding the other half of the dough over top and sealing it and then just cut into bars after cooling. Makes the process a whole lot easier
Hi Cady,
Thanks for making this recipe and sharing your feedback! Let me know if you give them another try using those suggestions:) xT
Very tasty but these turned out a bit flat and not soft and cakey as seen from the pictures. Thinking of trying oat flour instead of whole oats and adding baking powder for a bit of fluff.
Thanks for giving the recipe a try Alicia! I appreciate your feedback, let me know if you give them another try with any adjustments! xT