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Peach Almond Oat Bars
Prep Time
15
mins
Cook Time
30
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Total Time
45
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This recipe would also work well with cherry or apricot jam. Use a good quality jam in order to get the fruit flavor.
Servings
:
16
Author
:
Mary Gillespie
Ingredients
1
cup
whole wheat flour
1
teaspoon
baking powder
1/2
teaspoon
baking soda
1/2
teaspoon
salt
1
cup
oatmeal
1/2
cup
sliced almonds
1/2
cup
brown sugar
1/2
cup
butter
cut in small cubes
1/4
cup
extra virgin olive oil
1-1/2
cups
good quality peach jam
2
teaspoons
orange zest
Instructions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
Grease a 9" square baking pan.
In bowl of food processor, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda, salt, oatmeal and almonds.
Pulse ingredients to mix and break up almonds.
Add butter and sprinkle olive oil over mixture.
Pulse until mixture forms small crumbs.
Reserve 1-1/2 cups of the crumb mixture. Pat the remainder firmly in bottom of the greased pan.
In a small bowl, combine jam and orange zest. Spread over crumb mixture in pan.
Top with reserved crumbs and pat down.
Bake for 30 to 35 minutes, until golden brown.
Let cool completely, then cut into squares to serve.