• Skip to primary navigation
  • Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Home
  • Vegetarian Recipes
    • Beans and Legumes
    • dairy-free
    • Freezer-friendly
    • Make Ahead Recipes
    • Whole Grain Recipes
  • Weeknight Meals
    • Quick & Easy
    • Slow Cooker
  • Baked Goods and Desserts
    • Breads
    • Cakes and Pastries
    • Cookies
    • Egg-Free Baking
    • Muffins
  • Vegan Recipes
    • Beans and Legumes (V)
    • Breads (v)
    • Breakfast (V)
    • Vegan Cookie Recipes
    • Desserts (v)
    • Mains and Dinners (V)
    • Salads (V)
    • Snacks (v)
    • Soup (V)
    • Whole Grains (V)
  • Gluten-Free Recipes
  • about
    • Subscribe
    • Contact
    • Disclaimer
    • Privacy Policy

The In Fine Balance Food Blog logo

menu icon
go to homepage
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • WFPB
  • GF
  • Sweet Things
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Recipe index
subscribe
search icon
Homepage link
  • Vegetarian
  • Vegan
  • WFPB
  • GF
  • Sweet Things
  • Subscribe
  • Contact
  • Recipe index
×
You are here: Home » bake

Published: Apr 19, 2016 · Modified: Nov 13, 2021 by Trish · This post may contain affiliate links · This blog generates income via ads ·

Rhubarb Crumb Bars

Share it!

Rhubarb Crumb Bars | www.infinebalance.com #recipe #vegan
Jump to Recipe Print Recipe
An easy vegan snack cake with rhubarb and banana. Really good with a coffee or packed in the kids lunch
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Servings: 12 -16
Snack

Rhubarb Crumb Bars are a healthy snack bar that's gluten-free and vegan. Guilt-free bar, not too sweet. Perfect for packing in lunches of with a mid-morning coffee.

rhubarb crumb bars on parchment paper

Oh the joys! Rhubarb is here.

Rhubarb is one of those vegetable, like zucchini, where I get so excited for the first harvest. But then by the end of the season - I'm done. I've had enough already. Rhubarb is like that. There can be just so much.

As I was growing up I didn't understand rhubarb. I looked like a vegetable (it is) and it just did not seem right to make into sweet things. It wasn't until I was in high school when I worked at the local bakery that I discovered the most deliciousness that is rhubarb pie... I still remember that pie. Wholly goodness in a crust. But it wasn't until last year when the local CAS bin came with rhubarb week after week after week that I ever attempted to make something with it. You could say I'm converted. I love this stuff.

Freeze extra rhubarb for later

rhubarb crumb bars sliced on a cutting board

But I've learned that rhubarb freezes amazingly well. Just clean and chop it into small pieces and toss it in the freezer and it will work just like fresh. And I've learned that rhubarb works in just about any recipe that calls for fresh fruit - think blueberry, strawberry, raspberries... rhubarb will likely find a good home in any of those favourite recipes. 

rhubarb crumb bars stacked

This is a healthy rhubarb snack cake

  • I've loosely based the Rhubarb Crumb Bars on this recipe for blueberry snack cake. The bars are vegan and gluten-free. I've added a touch more sugar to the rhubarb version, but considering the goodness going on here, I don't feel badly about it at all.
  • This snack cake gets much of its sweetness from bananas instead of heavy amounts of white sugar. They are just sweet enough.
  • If you are concerned about gluten make sure you use certified gluten-free oats.
  • This recipe uses no added flour - just whole-grain oats pulsed in a blender to make a fine powder or flour. A high-speed blender will make quick work of this, but any standard blender will do. It just takes a couple of minutes.
  • I've used coconut oil to keep these vegan. Any vegan buttery spread will work. Or you could use real dairy butter if vegan is unimportant to you.

Here is how you make them:

📖 Recipe

Rhubarb Crumb Bars | www.infinebalance.com #recipe #vegan
4.75 from 4 votes

Rhubarb Crumb Bars

An easy vegan snack cake with rhubarb and banana. Really good with a coffee or packed in the kids lunch
Prep Time20 minutes mins
Cook Time35 minutes mins
Total Time55 minutes mins
Servings: 12 -16

Ingredients

  • 2 cups regular oats pulsed in a blender until a fine flour
  • ½ cups regular oats unprocessed
  • ½ cup packed brown sugar
  • ¼ cup white sugar
  • 1 teaspoon baking powder
  • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
  • ½ teaspoon nutmeg
  • ½ teaspoon sea salt
  • ½ cup coconut oil melted and slightly cooled (or vegan margarine, or butter if not vegan)
  • 2 medium very ripe bananas peeled and mashed
  • ¼ cup non-dairy milk I used almond
  • 1 Tablespoon chia seeds
  • ½ cup fresh rhubarb diced small
  • ¼ cup slivered almonds

For the crumb topping:

  • 2 Tablespoons oats
  • 2 Tablespoons slivered almonds
  • 1 Tablespoon white sugar
  • 1 Tablespoon brown sugar

Instructions

  • Preheat oven to 350 and line a 8x8 baking pan with parchment paper
  • In a large bowl mix together dry ingredients - oats, sugars, baking powder, spices and salt.
  • In a smaller bowl mix together coconut oil, bananas, milk and chia seeds. Add liquids to dry ingredient and gently fold together. Add rhubarb and almonds and mix until just combined. It's okay if you have a few dry spots. You want the batter to just come together.

For the crumb topping:

  • In a blender or food processor, combine the ingredients for the topping and pulse 3-4 times. Just slightly chopping up the almonds and the oats.
  • sprinkle crumb topping evenly over bars.
  • Bake at 350 for about 35 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean and edges are slightly browned.
  • Allow to cool and cut into squares.
Trish Cowper | www.infinebalance.com
Tried this recipe?Mention @infinebalance or tag #infinebalance!

Useful tools for this recipe:

More Baked Goods and Dessert Recipes

  • a stack of 3 vegan morning glory muffins made with sprouted spelt flour
    Vegan Morning Glory Muffins made with Sprouted Spelt Flour
  • a stack of Hello, Dolly! chocolate chip cookies
    Hello, Dolly! Chocolate Chip Cookies
  • maple cheesecake with maple whipped cream and maple glazed pecans on a table
    Canadian Maple Cheesecake
  • baked vanilla donuts with sprinkles on a baking rack
    Baked Vanilla Donuts

Share it!

The latest recipes

a stack of 3 vegan morning glory muffins made with sprouted spelt flour

Vegan Morning Glory Muffins made with Sprouted Spelt Flour

a stack of Hello, Dolly! chocolate chip cookies

Hello, Dolly! Chocolate Chip Cookies

kale and couscous salad with goat cheese and apricots

Goat Cheese & Kale Salad with Couscous

whipped cottage cheese breakfast bowls topped with raspberries nuts and seeds

High Protein Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls

lentil salad with carrots and peas in while serving bowl

Easy Lentil and Pea Salad

maple cheesecake with maple whipped cream and maple glazed pecans on a table

Canadian Maple Cheesecake

Reader Interactions

Comments

No Comments

4.75 from 4 votes (4 ratings without comment)

Leave a reply: Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Recipe Rating




This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.

Primary Sidebar

Trish Cowper

Hi. I'm Trish.

I'm a curious home cook, just as enthusiastic about healthy ingredients and whole foods as I am about cookies.

more about me →

Popular

  • kale and couscous salad with goat cheese and apricots
    Goat Cheese & Kale Salad with Couscous
  • whipped cottage cheese breakfast bowls topped with raspberries nuts and seeds
    High Protein Cottage Cheese Breakfast Bowls
  • lentil salad with carrots and peas in while serving bowl
    Easy Lentil and Pea Salad
  • open jar of honey strawberry jam with a spoon in it
    Low-Sugar Strawberry Jam with Honey & Vanilla
  • spinach mac and cheese with crispy bread crumb topping in a red casserole dish
    Creamy Spinach Mac and Cheese
  • Healthy Winter Salads to Start Your New Year!
  • sesame butter cookies on a marble counter top
    Sesame Butter Cookies
  • pumpkin butter in a mason jar with a spoon and on a cutting board
    Make your own pumpkin butter from scratch

Footer

About

  • About
  • Privacy Policy
  • Disclaimer

Newsletter

  • Sign Up!! for emails and updates

Contact

  • Contact

As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

Copyright © 2020 Brunch Pro on the Brunch Pro Theme

7ads6x98y

Rate This Recipe

Your vote:




A rating is required
A name is required
An email is required

Recipe Ratings without Comment

Something went wrong. Please try again.