{"id":3187,"date":"2013-05-15T23:24:01","date_gmt":"2013-05-15T23:24:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/?p=3187"},"modified":"2013-05-16T01:14:50","modified_gmt":"2013-05-16T01:14:50","slug":"strawberry-guava-oatmeal-bars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/2013\/05\/15\/strawberry-guava-oatmeal-bars\/","title":{"rendered":"Strawberry Guava Oatmeal Bars"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Strawberry<\/img><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n

I dont know you about, but I am ready for summertime! \u00a0I know it\u2019s only May, but I am looking forward to grilling every night, catching fireflies (and letting them go) with my girls, and wearing white sandals. \u00a0You\u2019re with me, right? \u00a0It\u2019s been especially hard this year to wait for summer to arrive since we\u2019ve been in ultra-gardening mode at our house. \u00a0I\u2019m done being patient. \u00a0I want fresh strawberries in my yard RIGHT NOW!<\/p>\n

Since that can\u2019t happen just yet, I did the next best thing: I made strawberry bars. \u00a0Strawberry Guava Oatmeal Bars, to be exact. \u00a0I added guava because I wanted something to add another flavor dimension to the oatmeal bars, and guava jam did just the trick. \u00a0Something pretty delicious happens when you combine strawberries and guava jam\u2026it just works. \u00a0Oats and brown sugar add chewiness and sweetness to these bars, and the final result is a perfect combination of summertime flavors.<\/p>\n

This isn\u2019t your typical oatmeal bar\u2026it\u2019s so much better.<\/p>\n

Strawberry Guava Oatmeal Bars<\/span><\/h3>\n

Makes 9 bars<\/span><\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 1 cup frozen strawberries, thawed and undrained<\/span><\/li>\n
  • 1 cup guava jam<\/li>\n
  • 1\/4 cup honey<\/li>\n
  • 1 teaspoon cornstarch<\/li>\n
  • 1-1\/2 cups flour<\/li>\n
  • 3\/4 teaspoon baking soda<\/li>\n
  • Pinch of salt<\/li>\n
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, at room temperature and cubed<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup oats<\/li>\n
  • 1 cup brown sugar<\/li>\n
  • Optional: 1 cup shredded coconut<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Instructions:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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    • Preheat the oven to 350\u00b0 and grease a 9\u00d79 pan.<\/span><\/li>\n
    • To make the strawberry guava filling, combine the thawed strawberries, guava jam, honey and cornstarch in a medium saucepan. \u00a0Use an immersion blender to puree the filling.<\/li>\n
    • Cook the filling over low-medium heat, stirring occasionally, until it reaches a boil and has thickened slightly, about 15 minutes. \u00a0Remove from the heat, and set aside to cool slightly. \u00a0(You can also make the filling ahead of time and refrigerate overnight.)<\/li>\n
    • In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking soda and salt. \u00a0Using your hands or a pastry blender, mix in the butter until it resembles course crumbs.<\/li>\n
    • Stir in the oats and brown sugar (and shredded coconut, if using) until combined.<\/li>\n
    • Transfer half of the dough to the greased baking pan, and use your hands to spread it evenly on the bottom of the pan.<\/li>\n
    • Bake the crust at 350\u00b0 for 15 minutes.<\/li>\n
    • Remove the pan from the oven, and pour the strawberry-guava filling on top of the crust.<\/li>\n
    • Spread the rest of the dough on top of the filling, using your hands to make sure the dough covers the filling.<\/li>\n
    • Return to the oven and bake at 350\u00b0 for an additional 30-35 minutes, until the edges of the bars are golden brown and the center is set.<\/li>\n
    • Cool completely before cutting into bars, and enjoy!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Original recipe by La Casa de Sweets<\/span><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

      Who knew strawberry and guava were such good friends?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":3188,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"wprm-recipe-roundup-name":"","wprm-recipe-roundup-description":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[111,49,56,110],"tags":[449,391],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3187"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3187"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3187\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3190,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3187\/revisions\/3190"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lacasadesweets.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}