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Strawberry Oat Soft Bars for Babies (9 months+)

These strawberry-and-oat bars must stay tender, not crisp like a cereal bar. Strawberries and banana keep the oat mixture moist, while a thin layer helps it cook completely.

9 months+Snack33 minEasy
Strawberry Oat Soft Bars
  • Age Range9 months+
  • Prep 8 min · Cook 25 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Allergen InformationContains: Dairy

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup plain rolled oats
  • 2 tbsp plain oat flour (check label)
  • 1/2 cup washed hulled strawberries, fully mashed (fresh or safely prepared frozen)
  • 1/4 ripe banana, peeled and mashed
  • 2 tbsp pasteurised cow's milk (contains milk)
  • 1 tsp olive oil

Preparation

  1. Preheat the oven to about 175°C (350°F) and line a small shallow baking dish with parchment.

  2. Wash and hull strawberries and mash them completely with ripe banana; follow any cooking directions on frozen fruit packaging.

  3. Mix in oats, oat flour, pasteurised milk and olive oil until evenly moist, allowing the oats to hydrate so no dry pockets remain.

  4. Spread in a thin even layer and bake until all oats and flour are thoroughly cooked and the centre is set but soft; the time varies with thickness and oven.

  5. Cool completely and pinch-test: a piece must crush and break apart easily, without a dry crust or dense sticky interior. Cut into soft graspable strips; mash on a spoon if too chewy.

Serving by Age

Offer only at 9m+ when baby can manage squashable finger food. Break-test a cooled piece; if it becomes a tough or sticky bar, mash it and serve by spoon instead. Stay seated upright and supervise.

9 months+

Moist, very soft fully cooked strawberry-oat strips that squash easily; no crisp edge or sticky dense middle.

Allergen Information

Contains cow's milk. Oats are not inherently wheat or gluten-containing barley or rye, but rolled oats and oat flour may have gluten-grain cross-contact; check both labels and do not equate oats with wheat.

Storage

Cool clean untouched baked portions promptly and refrigerate covered within 1–2 hours, use within 24 hours or freeze promptly. Reheat once until steaming hot throughout, cool and recheck that bars remain soft. Discard pieces left on baby's plate.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How should I store Strawberry Oat Soft Bars?

Cool clean untouched baked portions promptly and refrigerate covered within 1–2 hours, use within 24 hours or freeze promptly. Reheat once until steaming hot throughout, cool and recheck that bars remain soft. Discard pieces left on baby's plate.

Which allergens does Strawberry Oat Soft Bars contain?

It contains Dairy. Check the labels of the products you use, and follow any allergy advice your baby has been given.

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