Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars

6-ingredient breakfast bars with hearty oats, plant-based protein and blueberries! Gluten-free, oil-free, and naturally sweetened with dates and maple syrup.

Breakfast is *usually* my favorite meal of the day.

Anyone else?

It’s the meal I spend those last dreamy minutes before sleep and the first precious moments of the new day pondering.

That being said, it’s also equally nice to know what’s for breakfast when life gets hectic and your mornings fly by like commercials on fast forward.

Especially when breakfast is these Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars.

These time-saving, life-altering bars can be prepped in under an hour with only SIX ingredients that you probably already have on hand.

Ready to get preppin’?

If my breakfast is going to be pre-made, you bet it’s going to be something pretty darn special.

This combination of berries, maple, and oats is something I crave when I first wake up on empty.

The last few days have been oddly chilly here in Virginia and it totally feels like a rewind to winter.

In fact, one of my friends said she saw snow flurries on Thursday!

Snow flurries, friends, in May!

Anyway, these bars are great no matter the weather outside- they feel cozy when it’s cold and refreshing when it’s warm.

Did I tell you guys that I’m getting certified in plant based nutrition?

Yes, I’m currently enrolled in coursework and I’m so excited to steep what I already know about the power of plants in science and fact.

So I’ve been thinking more about nutrition and how it plays into my recipes and my diet.

For example, I packed these breakfast bars with protein, antioxidants, and fiber to keep you satisfied and full for hours.

In addition to being plant-based, these bars are gluten free, oil free, and naturally sweetened with a mixture of Medjool dates and maple syrup.

Here’s what you need:

• Bob’s Red Mill gluten-free old-fashioned rolled oats
• raw almonds
• vanilla protein powder
• blueberries
• Medjool dates
• pure maple syrup

That’s it!

The instructions are easy to follow.

Add the half of the oats, protein powder, and almonds to a blender to form a fine flour.

Next, add in half the blueberries, dates, and pure maple syrup.

Finally, add in the remaining blueberries and rolled oats and process until just combined.

This ensures you have some preserved some hearty oatmeal texture and bursts of blueberries!

Next, spread everything into a parchment lined baking pan and bake for 20-25 minutes.

I used a 9″ x 6″ pan for mine, but an 8″ x 8″ pan or any pan of similar size will work here, instead.

Different sized pans will yield different thickness of bars so be sure to adjust the bake time accordingly!

The bars are done when the baked mixture is brown along the edges.

Allow them to cool slightly then slice into bars.

My favorite part about these Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars, aside from the amazing taste, is their incredible capacity for storage.

No stale dried out bars here, friends!

These bars keep well in the fridge all week long and freeze well for weeks to come.

I love to have them pre-sliced and ready to enjoy for easy workweek breakfasts and snacks.

Don’t be surprised if they don’t make it to the freezer, though.

These Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars have got options!

For different variations, try swapping out blueberries for raspberries or blackberries.

If you don’t use protein powder, you can try subbing almond meal or oat flour for varied results.

You can also play with the texture by processing more or less to achieve a finer or chunkier consistency.

I like mine with some whole blueberries and oats intact, but you can also throw them all in and blend!

Enjoy one or two of these Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars for an easy grab-and-go breakfast or mid-morning snack.

I like to top mine with a little smear of nut butter and serve with a latte or a glass of unsweetened almond milk in the AM.

I usually eat mine right out of the fridge, but you can microwave it for ~30 seconds for more of a “baked oatmeal” feel.

Please note that this is basically like eating a giant oatmeal cookie for breakfast.

You’re welcome.

Enjoy!

If you start your day off with these Blueberry Maple Baked Breakfast Bars, let me know! I’d love to hear what you think of them.

Be sure to leave me a comment, rating, and review so I can use your feedback to create more yums.

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Want more grab and go breakfasts? You’ll love my Cashew Chickpea Snack Cookies and Toasted Quinoa Carrot Cake Breakfast Cookies!

XO Lauren

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