Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
 
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If you like strawberry Nutri-Grain bars, you will love these strawberry oatmeal bars and should definitely give this recipe a try. They are way better than anything you can buy in a store!
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Recipe type: Brunch
Serves: 12
Ingredients
  • 1 ½ cups flour
  • 1 ½ cups oats
  • 1 cup brown sugar
  • 1 tsp. baking powder
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • 1 ¾ sticks cold butter, cut into pieces
  • 1 jar strawberry preserves (You can switch out the strawberry preserves for any other fruit you like. I personally think that red raspberry preserves would taste delicious!)
Instructions
  1. Preheat the oven the 375 degrees. Spray a 9 x 13 baking dish with non-stick cooking oil.
  2. Mix together the dry ingredients. Add the butter and cut in with a pastry blender. (I took a shortcut and used the pastry attachment on my Kitchen Aid stand mixer. You may call this cheating. I call it saving my arm muscles!) Keep blending until the mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
  3. Spread half the mixture in the bottom of the prepared baking dish. Pour the preserves over the oat mixture, then spread the remaining oatmeal mixture over the top.
  4. Bake for 30 – 40 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool. Cut into squares and serve!
Recipe by Simple Life and Home at http://www.simplelifeandhome.com/2431/food/breakfast-cooking/strawberry-oatmeal-bars/