Recipe of the Week: Raspberry Oatmeal Bars
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Stop by the Fresh Market at the Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre on Wednesdays from 11:30 am – 1:30 pm in the Cafeteria Courtyard to pick up some fresh, local, ingredients to make this featured recipe. |
Serves 12
Preparation time: 50 minutes
Ingredients
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1 ½ cup whole wheat flour
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1 cup old-fashioned oats
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½ cup toasted unsweetened flaked coconut
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½ cup dark brown sugar or 1/3 cup honey
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½ tsp ground nutmeg
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¼ tsp salt
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½ cup coconut oil, melted
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6 ounces raspberries
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2 egg whites
Directions
Preheat oven to 350F. Line a 9x9 inch baking pan with parchment paper. Stir together flour, oats, coconut, sugar, nutmeg, and salt. Stir in coconut oil and egg white until moist dough forms. Reserve ¾ cup of dough. Press remaining dough into pan until evenly spread. Mash raspberries in a separate bowl and spread over dough in pan. Crumble remaining dough and sprinkle on top of raspberry layer. Bake 30 minutes. Let cool for 10 minutes.