Snack

Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars is for Breakfast, Snack.

Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars takes 25 minutes to prepare.

Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars takes 20 minutes to cook.

Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars makes 16 servings.

The ingredients for Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars are:

1/3 lb shortening
3/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup powdered sugar
2 tbsp baking powder
1/2 tbsp salt
8 oz (1 3/4 cups) whole wheat flour
4 oz (1 cup + 2 tbsp) all-purpose flour
1 tbsp cinnamon
2 tbsp ground flaxseed
2 tbsp wheat germ
2 1/2 cups quick oats
1/3 cup melted butter
1/3 cup canola oil
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 1/2 cups (12 oz) all-fruit strawberry jam
1 tsp grated orange zest
1 tbsp water

Here is how you make Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars:

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Grease two 9" pans.In a large bowl, beat together shortening and sugars until well blended. In a medium bowl, whisk together baking powder, salt, flours, cinnamon, flaxseed and wheat germ. Beat into the sugar mixture until the blend resembles coarse crumbs.Add oats and fold in by hand, then stir in the melted butter, canola oil and vanilla until the mixture is crumbly.Press 1/4 of the mixture into the bottom of each prepared pan.In a bowl, combine jam, orange zest and water until well blended. Spread evenly over the crumb mixture.Cover with remaining crumb mixture and pat firmly in place.Bake for 20 minutes, or until top is very light brown.Cool completely before cutting each pan into 8 bars.Number of Servings: 16Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user JO_JO_BA.

The nutritional information for Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 16
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 309.7

• Total Fat: 13.2 g
• Cholesterol: 10.2 mg
• Sodium: 154.2 mg
• Total Carbs: 43.9 g
• Dietary Fiber: 3.5 g
• Protein: 5.4 g

The dietary needs meet for Deliciously Homemade Fruit and Oat Bars is Vegetarian