Jam bars made with a shortbread crust, a sweet jam filled center, and a crumbly oat topping. Add the optional almond glaze for extra sweetness and looks. Easy to make. The perfect dessert to bring to a gathering. You will want to make these over and over again.
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I absolutely love oats in dessert. If you are like me check out my carmelitas recipe!
Why you’ll love this recipe
- Quick & easy – just mix, press ingredients into a pan and bake.
- Adaptable – use your favorite jam in the center for different flavors!
- Whole grain nutrition- Freshly milled whole grains are much better for you than a store bought white flour.
- low sugar- I use a smaller amount of sugar in these but they are still plenty sweet with the jam filling.
Jam bars ingredients
Soft White Wheat – One of my favorites for baked goods
Butter – a must for a shortbread crust
Your favorite jam – I love my homemade strawberry jam, but any jam works
Oats – for the oat crumb topping. I love the One Degree brand
Sugar – for a little bit of sweetness
vanilla extract & almond extract – my 2 favorite combos
How to make Jam bars with freshly milled flour
Step 1: Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper. Mill your flour
Step 2: In a large bowl combine the butter, sugar, salt, both extracts, and use a hand mixer to beat everything together. Add in your flour and mix until combined.
Step 3: Press 2/3 of the dough firmly into the bottom of the pan. Spread jam over top.
Step 4: Add 1/2 cup of rolled oats to the remaining mixture and mix. Crumble the remaining dough over the jam.
Step 5: Bake for 35-40 minutes.
Step 6: Cool on counter for 1 hour then place in the fridge to cool some more. They need to set up before slicing into. Store in Fridge.
Step 7: Make the almond glaze if wanted. Mix all the ingredients in a small bowl and mix until combined and drizzle over the bars.
More desserts with freshly milled flour
Jam bars with freshly milled flour with an oat crumb topping
Ingredients
Equipment
Method
- Preheat oven to 350°. Line a 8×8 pan with parchment paper.
- Mill your wheat berries.2 cups Soft white wheat (see alternatives below)
- In a large bowl combine the butter, sugar, salt, both extracts, and use a hand mixer to beat everything together. Add in your flour and mix until combined.1 cup unsalted butter (2 sticks), 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp vanilla extract, 1/4 tsp almond extract
- Press 2/3 of the dough firmly into the bottom of the pan. Spread jam over top.1 cup Jam
- Add 1/2 cup of rolled oats to the remaining mixture and mix. Crumble the remaining dough over the jam.1/2 cup Rolled oats
- Bake for 35-40 minutes.
- Cool on counter for 1 hour then place in the fridge to cool some more. They need to set up before slicing into. Store in Fridge.
- Add all the ingredients to a small bowl and mix until smooth. Drizzle over the bars.1/2 cup powdered sugar, 1/4 tsp almond extract, 1 tbsp milk