One of my favorite blogs is Liv Life. Kim posts the best recipes. I adore her Pumpkin Granola recipe and I was also taken with her recipe for Strawberry Oatmeal Jam Bars. She posted this last April and I have been making these beauties all summer.
Blackberry Jam Bars
The only changes I made to her recipe were:
(a) I used blackberry-thyme jam instead of strawberry.
(b) I swapped out half the butter and substituted coconut oil.
These are so good and they are perfect for a breakfast on the run.
I hope you check out her recipe here (and those stupendous flower photos)!
Sorry for the short and sweet (pun intended) post. Busy week. I am really focusing more on work and it is paying off. I have been getting to work early and staying late (most days) and trying to get everything done. I have made a conscious decision to start the day (and our students’ day) with a smile on my face. Remarkably, it has paid off. We have had a totally uneventful first two weeks of school.
My desk is even somewhat clean and organized and I hope this is a great start to an awesome school year.
And a big thank you to everyone from SRC Group C (and many others) who stopped by my last post. You see, I was an orphan this month and I was feeling neglected. Your comments always bring a smile to my face!
Thank you!
I love your take on the bars!!! In particular I’m liking the substitution of the coconut oil. I’m fairly new to the oil, but so far everything I’ve used it in I’ve loved.
Thank you, thank you for your lovely comments. I’ve been a bit short on blog time lately (kids go back to school next week and husband back to work!), but am looking forward to getting a few days to myself to play in the blog world soon.
Your words positively made my day!!
Awesome, Kim. Thank YOU for the inspiration for these fabulous bars. I hope you have a great weekend!
I adore Kim as well. It totally doesn’t surprise me that the first blog I visit after having my internet down for a week is one where she’s mentioned. The bars look amazing. I need to make them (and go look at that blackberry thyme jam).
Oh, no. I might not cope too well if my internet were down! Glad you made it over here too!
Kim is the shizzle and your bars with blackberry thyme jam? Hot Dayummmmm !!
Thanks, Jenny! Back at ya!
This bar looks utterly fantastic my friend, I love your changes 😀
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Hey, CCU. Glad to hear you are still commenting! 🙂 Again, good luck with school and can’t wait to see you posting regularly again.
I love treats for breakfast. I’m making these today!
Hope you like them Cindy.