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Apple Oatmeal Bars

August 1, 2015 Mary 2 Comments

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Apple Oatmeal BarsI am always ready to learn although I do not always like being taught.  ~Winston Churchill

It’s the beginning of August, and already the ‘s’ word has crept into our daily conversations.

Fresh school supplies are amassing in a corner of the kitchen, and the girls have weeded their closets to make room for the new.

How is it we always seem to be looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope? Nostalgic for summer before we’re even half done with it.

I’ll pretend these Apple Oatmeal Bars have everything to do with the appearance of the early apples, and nothing to do with days growing shorter or the discovery of a red leaf on the maple tree out front.

They make a good snack or dessert at any time of year.

(The base can be used with all kinds of fillings. Play around with what you’ve got on hand to create your own variations.)

Apple Oatmeal Bars
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Apple Oatmeal Bars
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
45 mins
Total Time
1 hr
 
These bars are easy to make for a snack or dessert. They can be individually wrapped and frozen for school lunches, or served warm with or without ice cream after dinner.
Servings: 16 bars
Author: Mary Gillespie
Ingredients
Base and Topping:
  • 1 cup / 250 ml oatmeal
  • 1 cup / 250 ml whole wheat flour
  • 1/2 cup / 125 ml brown sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon / 2.5 ml baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon / 2.5 ml salt
  • 1/2 cup / 125 ml butter
  • 1/4 cup / 60 ml olive 0r vegetable oil
  • 1/2 cup / 125 ml chopped nuts optional
Apple Filling:
  • 1/3 cup / 80 ml brown sugar
  • 2 tablespoons / 30 ml all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon / 5 ml cinnamon
  • 1/2 cup / 125 ml raisins or dried cranberries
  • 1 egg beaten
  • 3 large apples peeled cored and diced (about 3 cups / 750 ml)
Instructions
  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F / 176 degrees C.
  2. Lightly grease a 9x9-inch / 23x23 cm baking dish.
To make base and topping:
  1. Stir together oatmeal, whole wheat flour, brown sugar, baking soda and salt.
  2. Cut butter into small squares and toss with flour mixture. Cut in with pastry blender or two knives (or in bowl of food processor) until the mixture looks like coarse crumbs.
  3. Sprinkle the oil over and mix in with a fork.
  4. Set aside 1-1/4 cups of the mixture in a small bowl. Stir nuts (if using) into this reserved topping.
  5. Press the remaining flour mixture into the prepared baking pan.
  6. Bake for 15 minutes at 350 degrees F / 176 degrees C.
  7. While base is baking, prepare the filling.
To prepare filling:
  1. Combine the 1/3 cup / 80 ml brown sugar, all-purpose flour, cinnamon, raisins or cranberries, beaten egg and chopped apples in mixing bowl. Stir until thoroughly blended.
To assemble bars:
  1. Spread apple filling over the baked base.
  2. Top with the mixture that has been set aside.
  3. Return bars to oven and bake for an additional 30 minutes, or until the bars are golden brown.
  4. Remove from oven, and let bars cool before cutting into bars.

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Comments

  1. Lisa @ Harmonyandhappiness.com says

    August 11, 2015 at 4:05 pm

    What a great snack! I can’t wait to try them! Thank you for sharing on our Living with Style Linky Party. Please make sure you link up again tomorrow!

    Reply
    • admin says

      August 12, 2015 at 7:29 am

      Thanks for hosting 🙂

      Reply

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