Vegan Breakfast Bars – Gluten Free Oatmeal Bars
These vegan breakfast bars take breakfast to a whole new level with fiber-rich oats and oat flour, healthy fats from creamy nut butter and your favorite add-ins! Gluten free oatmeal bars without eggs never tasted so good!
Delicious Vegan Oatmeal Bars that are the Gluten Free Breakfast Recipe of Your Dreams
What to eat for breakfast… what to make for breakfast… In my household, there’s always a morning ritual that includes a search for something truly tasty for breakfast. After all, if you can’t find something yummy for breakfast, why bother getting up? 😉
I whipped up today’s vegan oatmeal bars to give us all a mouthwatering reason to get out of bed and into the kitchen. Great news? These dairy free oatmeal bars are made without eggs, totally count as an oat flour bars recipe, and… are the gluten free oatmeal bars of your breakfast dreams. Wanna taste?
Everything You Need To Make Vegan Oatmeal Bars
- Gluten free rolled oats
- Gluten free oat flour
- Unsweetened coconut flakes
- Ground cinnamon, vanilla extract
- Baking powder, baking soda, salt
- Flax eggs
- Coconut oil
- Nut butter
- Coconut sugar
- Add-ins of your choice
Delicious Vegan Breakfast Bars to Spice Up Your Breakfast Routine
How do we love these vegan breakfast bars? Let us count the ways:
- Easy to make
- Packed with nutrient-rich ingredients
- Gluten free and vegan: we’re using all gluten free and vegan ingredients to make the best vegan oatmeal bars, nay, the best gluten free oat bars and the best vegan breakfast bars. We’re using vegan staples such as flax eggs, delicious coconut oil and the warm, sweet-scented coconut sugar.
- Easy to customize: feel free to use your favorite add-ins to make these vegan oatmeal breakfast bars your own. I loved using vegan chocolate chips and walnuts, but you might prefer something like chopped dried cranberries and pumpkin seeds. It’s entirely up to you.
- Deliciously whole
If you’re looking to really jazz up your breakfast table, you have to check out my crispy breakfast potatoes, my super easy to make and totally customizable cereal bars, and my hearty-n-filling protein oatmeal.
How to Make Gluten Free Oatmeal Bars Without Eggs
Before starting any baked recipe, check to see if there’s a flax egg and oven time. First preheat the oven, then make the flax eggs, then prep all of your ingredients.
To make gluten free oatmeal bars without eggs, we’ll be making 2 flax eggs.
First, preheat the oven to 350°F. Then, line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper. This recipe is made for an 8-inch pan, so I don’t recommend using a 9-inch pan. The bars will be too thin. Then, make your 2 flax eggs and set them aside for later.
Grab a large mixing bowl and add in all of the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Whisk everything together until well mixed.
Next, grab a medium mixing bowl and add in all of the wet ingredients: flax eggs, coconut oil, nut butter, coconut sugar and vanilla. Use a clean whisk to whisk all of these wet ingredients together until you get a cohesive and mostly smooth mixture.
Now, scrape the entirety of the wet ingredients into the large mixing bowl, over the dry ingredients mix. Use a rubber spatula to stir and fold both components together until combined into a dough.
Fold in your favorites: chocolate chips, chopped walnuts, seeds, or even dried fruit. Be sure to chop nuts and fruit until you get small pieces. Large ones will create crumbly bars.
Pour your oatmeal bar mixture into the lined baking pan. Smooth into an even layer.
Bake for about 25 minutes, then cool, slice and enjoy the best dairy free oatmeal bars!
More Vegan Breakfast Recipes That Are Wonderfully Gluten Free!
- Vegan Gluten Free Breakfast Oatmeal Coconut Cookies
- Healthy Breakfast Bars Recipe
- Almond Butter Breakfast Bars
- Simple & Easy Vegan Vanilla Overnight Oats
- Good Morning Breakfast Cookies
- Gluten Free Banana Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Bars
- 7 Ways: Overnight Oats Recipe (Vegan)
- Gluten Free Overnight Oats (Dairy Free)
- Pumpkin Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Breakfast Cookies
Tools You Need
- Gluten Free Oat Flour
- Homemade Oat Flour – here’s my recipe for making homemade oat flour for this oat flour bars recipe!
- Gluten Free Rolled Oats
Vegan Breakfast Bars So Fierce?
You’ve just made your vegan breakfast bars. They’re beautiful. The melty chocolate chips you added in are oozing out deliciously. What’s a person to do? Snap a pic and share that gluten free oat bar beauty with the world. Share it on Instagram and tag #beamingbaker so I can see! 🙂 Can’t wait to our next baking adventure…
Sending you all my love and maybe even a dove, xo Demeter ❤️
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Vegan Breakfast Bars – Gluten Free Oatmeal Bars
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: 16 bars 1x
Description
These vegan breakfast bars take breakfast to a whole new level with fiber-rich oats and oat flour, healthy fats from creamy nut butter and your favorite add-ins! Gluten free oatmeal bars without eggs never tasted so good! Dairy-Free.
Ingredients
Dry Ingredients
- 3/4 cup gluten-free rolled oats
- 1/4 cup gluten free oat flour
- 1/3 cup unsweetened coconut flakes
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Wet Ingredients
- 2 flax eggs (2 tablespoons ground flaxseed + 6 tablespoons water, whisked together, set for 15 mins)
- 2 tablespoons melted coconut oil
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons natural, unsalted nut butter*
- 1/4 cup coconut sugar
- 1/2 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Add-in Ingredients
- 2/3 cup your favorite add-ins (chocolate chips, chopped nuts, chopped fruit)
Optional Topping
- 1–2 tablespoons your favorite add-ins
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°F. Line an 8-inch square baking pan with parchment paper or greased foil. Set aside.
- In a large bowl, whisk together all of the dry ingredients: oats, oat flour, coconut, cinnamon, baking powder, baking soda and salt.
- In a medium bowl, whisk together all of the wet ingredients: flax eggs, coconut oil, nut or seed butter, coconut sugar and vanilla. Whisk until smooth.
- Pour the wet mixture over the dry mixture. Use a rubber spatula to stir and fold the ingredients together until well combined. Fold in add-ins.
- Transfer into prepared baking pan. Using a rubber spatula, spread into an even and tightly packed layer. Optionally, press toppings into the dough.
- Bake for 20-30 minutes. Mine took 25 minutes.
- Place on a cooling rack for 1 hour, or until completely cool. Lift breakfast bars out of the baking pan. Slice into 16 bars. Enjoy! Storing notes below.
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Notes
*Feel free to use any type of nut or seed butter you like. For example: peanut butter, cashew butter, sunflower butter. 😉
Store breakfast bars in an airtight container for 1 week. Keep out of direct sunlight and away from heat sources, which could keep the bars from being as fresh for as long as possible.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Category: Breakfast, Snacks
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
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I’m not vegan, so how many regular eggs would I use instead?
Hi Joy, the regular eggs should work just fine! Can’t wait to hear what you think. 🙂
I’m laughing at your question about morning routines because I’m not sure my normal routine would be considered fun for most people! I spend the first hour of my day, from 5-6am listening to an audiobook and doing housework. Having a good audiobook is motivating, and spending an hour a day keeping up with mundane tasks saves me from dealing with 7 hours of accumulated tasks! But – the real reason I wanted to leave this comment is to tell you thank you for this recipe. I love having healthy, homemade things on hand for my teenagers to grab as they head out the door in the morning and this SO fits the bill.
Your morning routine is definitely one I’ve never heard of! Lol. But it actually sounds pretty cool! Such a great way to get caught up on household tasks in manageable chunks of time. 🙂 Thank you for your sweet comment. Can’t wait to hear what you and your family think of this recipe. 🙂
I was looking something quick and nutrishious for my son to grab in the morning on his way out the door in the morning. He would get slugish mid morning. These did the trick and he loved them. Then I decided to get creative with this wonderful recipe. I added a heaping tablespoon of cocoa powder, a tabespoon of Macca powder and a tablespoon of vegetable protein powder. Added a bit of lite coconut milk to soften the consistency. Slam dunk! They stayed soft and full of flavor! An awesome breakfast for people on the go!
Beverly, I’m so happy that you and your son enjoyed this recipe! There’s nothing quite like a good, hearty snack to help keep you going in the morning. 🙂 And honestly, I’m getting so hungry just thinking about your creative additions! It was genius to add in that lite coconut milk to balance out the powders. Thank you for telling me about your wonderful kitchen adventures! 🙂 Here’s to many more!
I’m wondering if you might have a recommendation for a coconut flake substitute. While your recipe is largely allergy friendly, I’m unfortunately allergic to coconut. Any thoughts? I’m worried adding a 1:1 substitution of oars will make the bars too dry and crumbly. Thanks in advance for your advice!
Hi Emily, I’m so sorry to hear that! For the 1/3 cup of coconut, you could try substituting a combination of very finely chopped nuts and mini chocolate chips (that equal to 1/3 cup). You can play around that amount until you get the texture you enjoy! Hope this helps! 🙂
Thats a cool link, thx! Unfortunately working this wend so no time to fill in formulas. Thx for reply.
No problem! 🙂
Do you have nutrition info for these? Look awesome!
Thx!
D
Hi Dudley! I don’t have the nutritional info for these bars, but you can calculate it here: http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/calculator Hope this helps! 🙂
I think these are the perfect back to school bar…..or cookie 🙂 Of course, you don’t have to be going to school to love these!
Thanks so much Kathy! 🙂 Yep, these are perfect for us past-schooling adults too! 😉
How’d you know I was high-fiving you?! Oh yessss…Peanut butter? Oatmeal? In the form of a breakfast bar? I’m in! You sure have peanut butter’s number! Hmmmm – favorite breakfast? This is a tough one… It so depends on my mood but I’ll have to go with savory…something that includes eggs and butter and Italian toast and hot peppers….oh my…but other days? More sweet – like these fabulous bars!! Have a beautiful weekend, my friend! 🙂
I just had a feeling… 😉 I have PB’s number and I’m NEVER gonna let it goooooo! Haha. Oh my gosh, your fave breakfast sounds so tasty! I could totally use some Italian toast with hot peppers right now! Have a great one, Annie! Muah! xoxo
I have absolutely no shame eating peanut butter (or nutella, cookie butter, and almond butter) from the jar! It’s one of my many weaknesses, but it’s just too good not too! And yay for lots of peanut butter! These bars look absolutely gorgeous, Demeter! Anything that tastes like dessert for breakfast is a winner in my book. And such gorgeous pictures, too! Pinned, of course! Hope you have a fantastic weekend!
It’s one of the BEST things ever!! How’d I know you’d feel the same way? 🙂 Probably why we’re friends! Thank you so much Gayle, for your sweet words. Have a wonderful weekend!
I was all over on these beauties from the minute I read that title, but the “FREE from water” part really sealed the deal! It can be so tricky finding a granola bar without water these days. Forget gluten free, this is the important stuff peeps. Chocolate, peanut butter, oats–that’s 3 giant yeses from me… And I think you could make a BA airline pilot, you redirected my attention from one favorite food to another like a boss! How lucky am I that my mom always made the oatmeal with milk, so I didn’t have those repulsive mushy oat memories to overcome. You and oats have come a long way though, I’m proud. If only every child could start their oat-y journey with these than everyone would be a fan. Oh yeah, PB train ticket for me please. And if there’s an AB train I’ll go ahead and buy one for it too, I can’t pick between them. But if ever Erik changes his mind again, feel free to ship ALL his peanut butter oatmeal bars my way. You have an incredible knack for combing the best stuff into even better stuff with every single recipe. Oh boy, I better quit writing now. In short: WANT❤️❤️ P.S. Now I am anxiously waiting to see coconut flour show up around here.
FREE from water is totally the BEST part. Lolol. Oh stop it!! Hahahaha. You are SO lucky! Oatmeal with water is decidedly unpleasant. I will so ship these to you–forget about Erik! 😉 Coconut flour: go ahead and wait a bit more… Lolol. We’ll see. Wish me luck! Muah! xoxo
These bars are basically a combination of all my favorite foods. Definitely, definitely need these in my life! 🙂
We were on the same wave length again, my friend! I’ve made banana chocolate chip cookies with quick oats, but no peanut butter and they’re not vegan nor g.f. (they will be posted in few days). Love these breakfast bars, that taste like cookies and my kind of breakfast 🙂 . Pinned! Have a great week!
That’s how we know we’re friends! 😉 I can’t wait to see your gorgeous banana cookies! 🙂 Have a fantastic week, Nicoletta!
No need to ever stop with the PB 😉
Oatmeal always needs a bit of jazzing up! That’s why I combine mine with quinoa flakes too, turmeric, cinnamon, ginger, tons of nut butter…but I still use water! O and I always add chocolate mint stevia syrup 😛 Crazy flavor combos, but always delicious!
No, indeed! 😉 Those combos sound delicious!
Oh my – water and oats are the pits! I made that unfortunate mistake once – I was at work (I work a full-time job in the ad world-well, at least till Sep 30, then gonna try and do the blog thing full-time) but, I digress, I was bordering on hangry and had to eat something and the vending machine was downright unappetizing so I found an old pack of instant oatmeal lounging around in the common area, since there was no milk, I figured what the hey – and gosh – it tasted like hey allright! But live and learn – now I know that “a day that begins with cookies peanut butter breakfast bars is a day that is going to ROCK!” Yes yes yes! You can call em cookies or bars – I call em just plain deliciousness!
RIGHT?!? I KNEW you would know about this one, Shashi!! Woah, congrats on the impending transition! I’m so excited for you!! 🙂 Isn’t it just awful? I mean, I wasn’t as smart as you and I did it over and over and over again. Sigh. Post-college days, ya know? Best day ever! Keep me posted on your transition! Best of luck, my friend! xoxo
Gurl, you gotta stop with all the yummilicious peanut butter and chocolate goodies because there’s not enough days in the week for me to make all of them and still eat regular food too! lol! Seriously, don’t stop…believing that PB and chocolate should be served at every meal 😉
Yummulicious? LOVE it!! Oh, forget the regular food, and grab some PB bars! 😉 Don’t stop believing: LOLOL. Muah!
I’m starting to wonder if you cut yourself if you would bleed peanut butter and chocolate. Not that I want you to accidentally cut yourself to find out! DON’T DO THAT! 😉 BUT, I’m thinking there is a strong possibility your body is made up of PB and C. <3 I don't blame you for eating all the peanut butter though, because your right, a day might come when E decides he doesn't like it again. So you might as well get your fix while you can! Now quick oats.. believe it or not I've never had 'em… and I'm thinking I'm never going to. Especially with water. EW. I'll just live vicariously through you on that one, mi lady! 😉 Anyways, these cookies…errrr bars, are FAB! Such a delicious way to wake up. And you are right, a day that starts with these texture packed bad boys is SURE to be a great one! Pinned of course! Cheers, lovely – to a fabulous, LONG weekend! YAY! xoxo
What a frightening visual!! But also quite curious. Lol. Yeah, PB totally runs in my veins. What can I say? E, however… his veins change all the time. Okay, now all this talk of veins is gettin’ weird! 😉 You’ve never had quick oats? Fascinating! We’ll both have to give it a good shot one of these days! Thank you my friend. Have a fantastic weekend! xoxo
My favorite breakfast food? I gotta go with perfectly poached eggs over buttered toast…but because that is strictly a weekend food (because who has time for that on a Monday?) I think these pb bars could be a close second – because I am the chief engineer of the Peanut Butter Train! YUM! xo
Seriously, weekday mornings are too crazy and hectic for anything more than a quick breakfast! Well, hello there, Chief! Thank you for helping us get to PB Town! 😉 xo
These look yummy❣ Did you use the large flaked coconut or the small flaked?
Hi Medolark, thanks so much! Medium flaked, funnily enough. 😉 But either should work just fine. 🙂
That’s funny. I have large curled flakes and very small macaroon flakes. The search is on for a medium sized flake. Thanks.
Oh no! How about you use half of each? I like the way varied sizes create a delicious texture in these bars. Or, you could place the large curled flakes in a blender and pulse a few times. 🙂
Good morning Demeter,
I don’t have any fun morning routines. It’s a struggle every day! These bars look fantastic and would certainly help motivate me to get up in the morning! Maybe that could be part of my morning routine! I love breakfast cookies- i mean, bars. LOL. Add in oats, chocolate, and peanut butter and I’m sold!
Can’t wait to make these!!!
Good afternoon, Lucy! 🙂 Oh totally understandable. I get the morning grumps too, for sure! Haha on the bars v cookies! Yep, having cookies–um, I mean bars for breakfast will certainly brighten your morning. Can’t wait to hear what you think, Lucy! 🙂
So it’s so much more socially acceptable to say breakfast bars than breakfast cookies, right 😉 ? What’s in a name? Apparently everything…hehehe! Less guilt when we call them breakfast bars…or even breakfast bites?
Girl, way back when I didn’t have a clue what I was doing in the kitchen, either. Oh, the stories. Embarrassing, I tells ya, embarrassing! I’ll forgive ya for using water and quick oats. That’s ok. Could have been worse. You could have attempted to make pea soup and left it on the stove top with minimal water and went outside to wash the car……….I don’t know who that was…..um….moving on 😉
Socializing? Ok, I love to socialize, but sometimes by the time Friday rolls around I just want to veg out on the couch and watch tv. I mean, who has the energy, right?? If I could have, like, a 3 day weekend every weekend maybe I’d have more energy…maybe ? Maybe I should be drinking more coffee. Scratch that. Maybe not. I think I have enough coffee. Lol. Ok, I’m rambling.
My fave breakfast food? That’s a hard one! I do love avocado and toast, but that’s such an easy answer, isn’t it? Maybe a breakfast skillet with eggs and beans and cheese and stuff 🙂 But that answer may change depending on my mood, lol 😀
Anywho, absolutely love your breakfast bars, of course. and anything with peanut butter is awesome in my books! Hubby would love these too! Pinned! Making these soon 🙂
Have a fantastic long weekend, my friend! xoxo
Totally! With these bars… who could honestly feel guilty about eating them for breakfast? 😉 Oh, now I have to make some breakfast bites! Lolol. Good idea, D! That pea soup story totally made me laugh!! Love it. Oh, I’ve GOT some even more embarrassing disasters… but let’s wait until we’re even closer to test our friendship with those stories. 😉 Hahaha. Fridays: Yep. That’s why some genius invented Netflix ‘n Chill. Who’s got the energy by the week’s end? I love avo and toast too!! No reason to not celebrate an easy answer. 🙂 Can’t wait to hear what you think of these, Dawn! Have a great, great weekend! xoxo