Dessert

Oatmeal-Apricot Bars is for Dessert.

Oatmeal-Apricot Bars takes several minutes to prepare.

Oatmeal-Apricot Bars takes several minutes to cook.

Oatmeal-Apricot Bars makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Oatmeal-Apricot Bars are:

1 c instant oatmeal
1 c flour
2/3 c brown sugar
1/4 tsp salt
1/4 tsp baking soda
1/4 c unsweetened applesauce
3 Tbsp apple or cranberry juice
just under 1 c apricot jam
*Just Fruit Apricot Spreadable Fruit, 14 tbsp (remove)

Here is how you make Oatmeal-Apricot Bars:

Preheat oven to 325. Spray 8-inch square pan with non-stick spray. Work together oats, flour, brown sugar, salt and baking soda with your fingers in large bowl until no lumps of brown sugar remain. Drizzle applesauce and fruit juice over oats and mix in with your fingertips until evenly moistened and crumbly.Set aside 1/2 cup of oats for topping. Press remainder evenly in bottom of prepared pan. Spread apricot jam on top (leave 1/2 inch around edge of oats). Sprinkle with reserved oat topping.Bake until golden, 30-40 minutes. Cool in pan on rack. Cut into 16 bars. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.Makes 16 servings.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user BLUROSES.

The nutritional information for Oatmeal-Apricot Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 139.0

• Total Fat: 0.8 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 60.1 mg
• Total Carbs: 30.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.3 g
• Protein: 2.5 g