Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars

Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars is the new dessert on the block and you HAVE to give this recipe a try if you love strawberries. summertime means all of the strawberry recipes and this is as good as it gets.

Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars are a take on my chocolate chip chewy bars, which i am also obsessed with.

they’re gluten free as long as you use gluten free oats! i had a bag of freeze dried strawberries sitting in the pantry and can’t think of a better way to use them.

you can find freeze dried strawberries at many grocery stores-for sure Whole Foods.

the recipe for the bars is really simple and you make everything but the glaze in a food processor.

all of the ingredients can be thrown in there and pulsed until a sticky consistency.

then, the chewy dough can be added to a parchment lined bread loaf pan and placed in the freezer for 30 min.

in the meantime, i made the glaze, which is simply just store bought vanilla frosting mixed with melted coconut oil.

it’s totally optional, but i do recommend adding it if you would like something a little more decadent.

Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars are sweetened with 1/4 cup maple syrup, and then the frosting has sugar too.

they taste a lot like those fabulous ice cream bars that you may have eaten as a kid. in my opinion, those were one of the best ice cream bars of all time.

my brother and i would devour those during the summertime after swim team practice. ah, i miss the good old days!

my chewy bars are super scrumptious and like i said, if you love strawberry, then this recipe is a must make!

there is a coconut flavor too since i use desiccated coconut shreds.

here’s everything you need to make Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars

shredded coconut

freeze dried strawberries

gluten free oats

almond butter

maple syrup

vanilla extract

dairy free milk

vanilla frosting

coconut oil

if you love my Vegan and Gluten Free Strawberry Shortcake Chewy Bars, then try these other recipes from my blog!

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Vegan No Bake Sugar Cookie Bars

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Copycat Chewy Bars (Vegan + GF)

No Bake Vegan Millionaire Shortbread Pie

Copycat Chewy Bars (Vegan + GF)

Healthy No Bake Vegan Birthday Cake Bars

Peanut Butter Cherry Chia Jam Cups

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