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A couple of weeks back, I shared a recipe for warm, buttery Peach Perfection Vegan Scones. Today I'm sharing another easy baking recipe that takes advantage of canned peaches. I like to use canned California cling peaches in baked goods because they are convenient to keep in the pantry no matter the season and the peaches are already peeled so you can sweep them into a bowl and have a delicious treat on the table faster than you can get to the coffee shop.

The key advantage to baking your snacks and desserts at home, besides better flavour, is knowing exactly what you're eating. No mystery additives or artificial flavours. Just pure, natural ingredients that come together to make a tasty and wholesome treat. Like these Peach Oatmeal Snack Bars.


These vegan bars get a nutritional boost from oats, flax, peaches and coconut oil. They are deliciously chewy and slightly sweet and make a great portable snack to wrap up for school or work. While coconut oil is high in saturated fat, it has now been proven to have many health benefits, including increasing your healthy cholesterol (HDL) and converting “bad” cholesterol (LDL) into good cholesterol. Coconut oil is also great for hydrating your skin from the inside out, especially in winter. If you're not a big fan of the flavour of coconut oil though, you can easily use vegan margarine in this recipe for a more buttery flavour.


The sweet filling of these bars is a natural mix of canned peaches with ground flax and flour. California cling peaches have no preservatives and are often packed in their own juice. Never fear that canned peaches won't give you the health benefits of fresh-picked peaches - research shows that canned peaches are actually higher in antioxidants and Vitamin A and are nearly four times higher in Vitamin C and 10 times higher in folate than fresh peaches.


I like to use a combination of quick oats and old-fashioned, large-flake oats to give the bars some body. I added a bit of cinnamon and ginger for a gentle warming flavour boost.


You could also switch this recipe up by combining the peaches with fresh or frozen blueberries or adding chia seeds instead of flax.


Wrap these individually in plastic wrap and keep them in the freezer for a healthy, filling snack to grab when you're on the run.

What do you like to do with canned peaches?

Check Out These Other Recipes Using Peaches:

Peach Pie Smoothie Bowl
Peachy Dessert Parfait
Sunny Peach Salad





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