Oat-Rageous Fruit Squares

Simple to make and easy to take, these vegan oat fruit squares are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or on-the-road snack. Use whatever fruit you have on hand and you’ll always have a fresh spin on this vegan recipe.
Simple to make and easy to take, these vegan oat fruit squares are the perfect grab-and-go breakfast or on-the-road snack. Use whatever fruit you have on hand and you’ll always have a fresh spin on this vegan recipe.

Oat-Rageous Fruit Squares

Yields 2 dozen

Ingredients:

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• 2 cups quick-cooking oats

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• 1-3/4 cups all-purpose flour

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• 3/4 teaspoon salt

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• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda

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• 1 cup granulated sugar

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• 1 cup vegan butter, softened

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• 1/2 cup chopped walnuts

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• 2 to 3 cups fresh fruit (sliced plums, peaches, or other stonefruit, berries, cherries, or diced apples)

Directions:

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1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. and grease a 13×9-inch baking dish.

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2. In a large bowl, stir together oats, flour, salt, baking soda, and sugar.

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3. Add butter to flour mixture and use your fingers to rub butter into the mixture until large crumbs form.

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4. Reserve about 2 cups of the oat mixture and set aside.

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5. Press the remaining mixture into prepared baking dish. Spread fruit overtop.

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6. Sprinkle evenly with reserved oat mixture.

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7. Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until golden.

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8. Cool on a wire rack for 30 minutes.

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9. Cut into squares and serve warm or allow to cool completely and wrap each square in plastic wrap.

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10. Store squares in the refrigerator for up to 1 week.

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