Gluten Free Sugar Free Jam Bars Recipes

JAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F/180°C. Line a 9 by 13-inch/23 by 33cm baking pan with parchment paper. Combine the butter or coconut oil, almond butter, and brown rice syrup or maple syrup in a large bowl and, using a wooden spoon, mix well.
• Add the rolled oats, almond flour, oat flour, sugar, baking powder, salt, vanilla and almond extracts, and cinnamon to the butter mixture and stir until a soft dough forms. Divide the dough into thirds. Press two-thirds of the dough into the bottom of the prepared pan and reserve the remaining one-third for the topping.
• Stir together the jam, lemon juice, and salt and then spread the mixture evenly over the bottom crust.
• Crumble the remaining one-third dough over the jam filling.
• Bake the jam bars until golden brown around the edges, about 35 minutes. Let the pastry cool completely in the pan on a wire rack before cutting into bars.
• The jam bars will keep, well wrapped, at room temperature for up to 4 days.
• Variation:
• Jam Bars with Chopped Nuts: If you're after textural contrast, chopped nuts added to the top layer give these jam bars extra crunch. After separating the dough, set aside the slightly larger portion to be used for the bottom. Add 1/2 cup/40g sliced almonds or 1/2 cup/50g chopped walnuts to the other third, which will be used for the crumble on top.

GLUTEN-FREE, SUGAR-FREE JAM BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Line an 8-inch square baking dish with aluminum foil or baking parchment. Grease the lining.
• Mix rice flour, quinoa flakes, tapioca starch, coconut, baking powder, stevia powder, and salt together in a large bowl; add coconut oil and mix.
• Beat egg and agave nectar together; add to the flour mixture and mix into a dough. Spread dough into the prepared baking dish and flatten into an even layer.
• Spread jam to cover nearly to the edges of the dough.
• Bake in preheated oven until the edges are browned and the jam is bubbling, 20 to 25 minutes. Cool bars for 10 minutes in the dish before lifting from pan by aluminum foil or parchment paper; cut into 9 squares.