Crispy Seed & Fruit Oat Diamonds

Faster to make than cookies, easier to transport than a cake and equally as delicious as both, what’s not to love about dessert squares (or in this case ‘diamonds’).

The classic rice krispie treats recipe found on the back of the cereal box call for very few ingredients. While we will forever appreciate the simplicity of the sweet treat in its unaltered form, its hard not to experiment with a few new ideas.

There’s a good reason why oatmeal cookies are the poster child for rolled oats. Oatmeal can enhance a whole range of dough and/or batters from pancakes to bread & muffins, etc.

The idea of putting oatmeal, rice krispies, pumpkin seeds & candied fruit peel all in one dessert bar is the ultimate rice krispie treat in my opinion.

You can choose to cut them in whatever shape you wish depending on the the baking pan you use. I wanted to bake these in a 9 x 13 pan and cut them into diamonds for this blog recipe. I had previously made the same recipe in a drop cookie form. Same great taste, just a different shape.

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Crispy Seed & Fruit Oat Diamonds

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Course

dessert

Cuisine

American

Keyword

crispy seed & fruit oatmeal bars

Servings

DIAMONDS MetricUS Imperial

Ingredients

Batter

• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 1 tsp baking soda
• 1 tsp salt
• 2 cups oatmeal
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 large eggs
• 50 grams raw green pumpkin seeds
• 130 grams mixed candied peel
• 2 cups rice krispie cereal

Lemon Glaze

• 1/4 cup (50 gm) powdered sugar
• 3-4 tsp lemon juice to make a drizzle consistency

Course dessert Cuisine American Keyword crispy seed & fruit oatmeal bars Servings DIAMONDS MetricUS Imperial Ingredients Batter 2 1/4 cups flour 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp salt 2 cups oatmeal 1 cup butter, softened 3/4 cup sugar 3/4 cup brown sugar, packed 1 tsp vanilla 2 large eggs 50 grams raw green pumpkin seeds 130 grams mixed candied peel 2 cups rice krispie cereal Lemon Glaze 1/4 cup (50 gm) powdered sugar 3-4 tsp lemon juice to make a drizzle consistency

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Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 375 F. Grease or line (w/parchment paper) baking pan of choice & set aside.
2. In a medium bowl, combine flour, salt, baking soda & oatmeal.
3. In a large bowl, cream together butter & sugars until light & fluffy. Mix in vanilla & eggs until well incorporated. Add flour mixture & mix until completely combined.
4. Stir in seeds, fruit & rice krispies with a spatula.
5. Press batter into prepared baking pan. Bake 20 minutes, until LIGHTLY golden on the edges. These bars are best if slightly under-baked. They may look shiny & under-baked, but will darken & set up as they cool.
6. Cool completely then cut into desired size & shape (squares, diamonds or bars). Drizzle with lemon glaze & remove diamonds from pan.

Recipe Notes

• If you are not a fan of pumpkin seeds or candied fruit peel, just substitute them with your own favorites.