Dessert

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars is for Dessert.

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars takes 20 minutes to prepare.

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars takes 25 minutes to cook.

Strawberry Oatmeal Bars makes 12 servings.

The ingredients for Strawberry Oatmeal Bars are:

Nonstick cooking spray
2 cups oats
1 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
1/2 cup splenda for baking
1/2 tsp cinnamon
1/4 tsp baking powder
1/4 tsp salt
1 tsp pur vanilla extract
3/4 cup soft tub margarine
1 cup strawberry preserves
1/2 cup zuchinni puree

Here is how you make Strawberry Oatmeal Bars:

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees. coat an 8x8 inch baking pan with cooking spray2. In a large bowl, combine the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking poder, salt and vanilla, and stir to m ix well.3. Add the margarine and cut it quickly into the dry ingredients with two knives until the mixture resemes coarse meal and is no longer pwsery. Do not overmix-bits of margarine will still be visible.4. Set aside about half of the oat mixture; press the rest of it firmly into th epan. Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but no fully baked) 13 to 15 minutes.5. Meanwhile, mix the preserves with the zuchinni puree in a small bowl.6. Spreak the strawberry mixture over the partially baked out layer, then sprinkle with the reserved oat mixture. Bake until the topping is slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Set the pan on a rack to cool completely before cutting into 12 bars.Number of Servings: 12Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user AMONTOYA22.

The nutritional information for Strawberry Oatmeal Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 12
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 276.7

• Total Fat: 11.0 g
• Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
• Sodium: 320.6 mg
• Total Carbs: 41.2 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.4 g
• Protein: 4.0 g