Learn how to make Blueberry & Coconut Oat Bars with Aileen Cox Blundell from Baby Led Feeding
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Ingredients:
- 180g oats
- 140g buckwheat flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 40g desiccated coconut
- 120g coconut oil
- 2 bananas mashed
- 3 tablespoons maple syrup
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 280g blueberries
- 2 tablespoons water
- 1 tablespoon chia seeds
Method:
- Preheat oven to 180ºC
- Add the oats, flour, baking powder and 3/4’s of the desiccated coconut to a bowl. Give it a good stir that make a well in the middle and add in the coconut oil, bananas, maple syrup, egg and vanilla. Stir well until it is fully combined and has formed into a dough.
- Line a tin with parchment paper then pour in 3/4’s of the mixture, then press it down with a spoon.
- Make the blueberry compote by adding the blueberries and water to a saucepan. Bring to the boil then turn the heat down to low and using a wooden spoon or masher, mash until they have broken apart, then add the chia seeds and give it a good stir.
- Pour the blueberry compote over the oat mixture, then dollop over the remaining mixture in small clumps until it is gone.
- Sprinkle over the remaining desiccated coconut then bake for 15 minutes.
- Cool fully before removing from the oven then slice into small baby bites and serve.
