Dessert

Cherry Holiday Bars is for Dessert.

Cherry Holiday Bars takes 10 minutes to prepare.

Cherry Holiday Bars takes 50 minutes to cook.

Cherry Holiday Bars makes 25 servings.

The ingredients for Cherry Holiday Bars are:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup quick-cooking rolled oats
3/4 cup packed brown sugar
1/2 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
1 tsp finely shredded lemon peel
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup applesauce
1/4 cup canola oil
1 1/4 cups cherry, raspberry or strawberry preserves

Here is how you make Cherry Holiday Bars:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9x9x2-inch baking pan with foil, extending the foil over the edges of the pan; set aside.In a large bowl, stir together flour, oats, brown sugar, pecans, lemon peel and baking soda. Stir in applesauce and oil; mix well. If necessary, knead by hand to combine. Measure 1 cup of the oat mixture, set aside.press the remaining oat mixture into the bottom of the prepared baking pan. Bake fore 20 minutes. Carefully spread the preserves evenly over the hot crust. Sprinkle with the reserved oat mixture; pat gently into preserves. Bake about 30 minutes more or until top is lightly browned. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Using the edges of the foil, lift the uncut bars out of the pan. Cut into bars. Makes 25 bars. Number of Servings: 25Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user MOM2MASON.

The nutritional information for Cherry Holiday Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 25
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 140.0

• Total Fat: 4.1 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 35.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 25.0 g
• Dietary Fiber: 0.8 g
• Protein: 1.3 g