Healthy Homemade Fig Bars

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What’s got a chewy, cakey cookie crust and a soft, sweet, and figgy filling? These Healthy Homemade Fig Bars of course, made with Truvia® Natural Sweetener — my favorite zero-calorie, natural sweetener (it’s made from the stevia leaf)!

This easy Fig Bar recipe is 100% whole grain, gluten free, and vegan, with zero added sugar.

Who needs store-bought when you’ve got these thick and chewy slices of heaven? No one. That’s who. Kids and adults alike will fall in love with these hearty, not-too-sweet, good-for-you treats!

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This easy Fig Newton recipe is 100% whole grain, gluten free, and vegan, with zero added sugar. Made with oat flour, dried figs, unsweetened applesauce, and a tad bit of coconut oil, these are chewy and perfectly sweet!

These gluten-free Fig Bars are actually very simple to make, despite looking like they took hours and hours to make. After preparing the Fig Jam (and scooping a big spoonful into your mouth for… quality assurance ? ) — all you need to do is mix and roll out the dough, spoon the jam on top, roll it into a log, slice, and bake! Easy peasy figgy squeezy.

Right after baking, these Fig Bars are pretty firm. But after spending a night in a sealed container, DANG MA, they’re super soft and chewy and TO. DIE. FOR.

This Fig Bar recipe is better than store-bought! Best of all, you’d never know these large and hearty figgy slices are healthy, gluten free, and vegan, with no sugar added!

The Fig Jam recipe makes 2 cups (550g) total. You need 1 cup to make the Fig Bars.

The Fig Bar recipe makes 12 Fig Bars. They’re LARGE! One is probably equal to 2-3 store-bought Fig Newtons.

[Step By Step Pictures] How to Make Homemade Fig Newtons - This easy Fig Newton recipe is 100% whole grain, gluten free, and vegan, with zero added sugar. Made with oat flour, dried figs, unsweetened applesauce, and a tad bit of coconut oil, these are chewy and perfectly sweet!

To make these gluten-free, I used a base of oat flour, bound together with a little bit of applesauce, coconut oil, and water, and lightly sweetened with Truvia. To make the Homemade Fig Jam, all you need are 3 ingredients: figs, orange juice, and Truvia!

I’ve been using Truvia for years now. I think I first discovered it in college when I switched from those overly sweetened flavored yogurts to plain yogurt. I missed the sweetness of the flavored yogurts, though, so I started adding a couple packets of Truvia to my plain yogurt and BOOM! I found love ?

The ingredient list for these Healthy Homemade Fig Bars is way better than the store-bought version. It’s about time this classic pantry staple has been made better! No need for the added sugars, preservatives, artificial flavors, or unnecessary ingredients here. Every bite of these bars will bring you back to the old days ?

Enjoy!

With love and good eats,