I might be a little addicted to making oatmeal crumb bars right now. They are seriously so good. I mean, they are half cookie and have a ton of butter in them – what could be better?
We whipped theses ones up for Back to School season!
If you follow us on Instagram, you know that O is starting preschool this fall. *cue tears* Since our lives are about to be way more regimented with school schedules, we are on the hunt for easy, delicious, and filling snacks to fuel a toddler on the run.
Insert coconut oatmeal breakfast bars. We’ll be eating these weekly. The next batch might even get a layer of peanut butter for some morning protein!
These coconut oatmeal breakfast bars wouldn’t be possible without these awesome products.
Big thanks to my friends over at Flahavan’s and Taylor & Colledge for gifting us some delicious products to make these coconut oatmeal bars.
3/4cupFlahavans rolled oatsreserve 1/4 cup for sprinkling on top
3/4cupbutter cold and cut into 1 inch pieces
1/4cupunsweetened coconutfor sprinkling on top
Method
Cookie Bar Dough
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees Grease a 9×13 glass pan with butter and set aside.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour, sugar, baking powder and salt together until combined. Toss in cold butter pieces and combine using pastry cutter, fork, or hands. I like using my hands best to create a crumbly combined texture.
Add lightly beaten egg and combine with a fork. Dough will be reminiscent of clumpy wet sand. Pour into greased glass pan and firmly press the dough until even thickness and totally smooshed down. Dough will be fairly thick.
Bake in oven for 15-18 minutes until cookie layer is a little brown but not fully cooked.
Coconut Filling
Combine coconut paste, unsweetened coconut, and brown sugar until combined. Layer mixture on top of cooked cookie bar.
Oatmeal Crumb Topping
In a large bowl, whisk flour, brown sugar, granulated sugar, salt, baking powder, cinnamon and 1/2 cup oats until combined. Using same method as cookie bar layer, cut cold butter into oatmeal crumb topping until crumbly.
Add crumb topping + another 1/4 cup of coconut and 1/4 cup of oatmeal on top of coconut filling and place back in the oven for 45-50 minutes until brown and smells delicious.
Notes
Check bars at about 30 minutes to make sure coconut isn’t burning – remove from oven and place foil on top if coconut is getting too dark.
So perfect for back to school! I love that coconut filling and the crumbly topping!
I would be afraid that I would eat all of that coconut filling before the bars were made. LOL
These sound delicious! I bet the oatmeal makes them really filling, too.
LOVING all of the butter in these cookie bars! I’m going to have to buy some of that coconut paste. I bet that it adds such great flavor!
They look so deliciously crumbly! Oatmeal and coconut belong together.
I’ve never heard of coconut paste- what a whollop of yum in the middle of these!
These breakfast bars sound FABULOUS! Love the coconut flavor!
Yum! Coconut anything is alright in my book!
These bats sound delicious! I need to check out that coconut paste!
A great idea for a grab and go breakfast!
They look so hearty and delicious. So filling, I bet they last till lunch.