Blueberry Protein Walnut Breakfast Bars (GF, Low Cal, Vegan

• Vegan
• Gluten free

• Produce

  • 1 cup Blueberries, fresh

• Canned Goods

  • 1/2 cup Applesauce, unsweetened
  • 1/4 cup Coconut milk
  • 1/4 cup Plant-based vanilla protein powder

• Condiments

  • 3 tbsp Maple syrup

• Pasta & Grains

  • 2 1/4 cups Oat, Gluten Free

• Baking & Spices

  • 1 tsp Cinnamon
  • 1/4 tsp Salt
  • 1 tsp Vanilla extract

• Nuts & Seeds

  • 1 cup California walnuts
  • 1/4 cup California walnuts chopped finely
  • 1/4 cup Pepitas

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Description

Ingredients

• For the base:
• 1 cup California Walnuts
• 2 cups Gluten Free oats
• ¼ cup plant-based vanilla protein powder
• ½ cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 3 tbsp maple syrup
• ¼ tsp salt
• 1 tsp cinnamon
• For the crumble:
• ¼ cup Gluten Free oats
• ¼ cup California Walnuts chopped finely
• ¼ cup pepitas
• 1 cup fresh blueberries
• ¼ cup coconut milk

Directions

• Preheat oven to 350 F. Prepare a 9x9 square baking dish with parchment paper crisscrossed for easy removal.
• Add all the ingredients for the base to your food processor and process on high until fully broken down and the mixture is doughy.
• Transfer the mixture to the prepared baking dish and spread into an even layer with a spatula.
• Place in the oven for 8 minutes to bake.
• While the crust is baking, all the ingredients for the crumble to a bowl an combine.
• Remove the baking dish from the oven, top with the crumble mixture into an even layer pressing the mixture gently into the crust.
• Bake another 12 minutes in the oven.
• Remove from the oven and cool in the pan 30 minutes prior to lifting the bars out of the pan with the parchment paper and slicing into 12 bars.
• Store bars in the refrigerator in a container up to one week.

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