This crunchy fruit and oats layered bar is baked easily made using Gold Medal® whole wheat flour delicious anytime dessert.
Strawberry-Apricot-Oat Squares
- Prep Time 20 min
- Total 2 hr 20 min
- Servings 16
- Ingredients 13
Ingredients
- 1 cup Gold Medal™ whole wheat flour
- 1/2 cup old-fashioned or quick-cooking oats
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 3/4 cup packed brown sugar
- 1/4 cup canola oil
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup strawberry preserves
- 1/2 cup cut-up dried apricots
- 2 tablespoons oats
- 2 teaspoons butter
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Spray 8- or 9-inch square pan.
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Step2In large bowl, mix flour, 1/2 cup oats, the baking powder, baking soda and salt; set aside. In medium bowl, stir brown sugar, oil, vanilla and egg with fork until smooth; stir into flour mixture until blended. Reserve 1/2 cup dough in small bowl for topping.
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Step3Pat remaining dough in pan (if dough is sticky, spray fingers with cooking spray or lightly flour). Spread preserves over dough; sprinkle with apricots.
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Step4Add 2 tablespoons oats and the butter to reserved dough; mix with pastry blender or fork until crumbly. Drop small spoonfuls of oat mixture evenly over apricots.
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Step5Bake 25 to 28 minutes or until top is golden and firm. Cool completely, about 1 hour 30 minutes. For squares, cut into 4 rows by 4 rows.
Nutrition
160
Calories
4 1/2g
Total Fat
2g
Protein
27g
Total Carbohydrate
17g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 160
- Calories from Fat
- 40
- Total Fat
- 4 1/2g
- 7%
- Saturated Fat
- 1/2g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 15mg
- 5%
- Sodium
- 105mg
- 4%
- Potassium
- 135mg
- 4%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 27g
- 9%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 7%
- Sugars
- 17g
- Protein
- 2g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 4%
- 4%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 2%
- 2%
- Iron
- 4%
- 4%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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