Oh the pressure of what to post as my first recipe. Should it be my favorite? My kids' favorite? The healthiest? Most photogenic? Well, I stopped stressing and just picked the last thing I made. These strawberry oatmeal bars are gooooood and so simple they can be whipped up in no time. I originally pulled the recipe from my favorite site, Allrecipes.com, and simply adapted it to what my family likes. You can substitute any jam you like (the original recipe called for raspberry) I just happened to have some homemade strawberry jam on hand that I needed to use up and it worked beautifully!
Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients:
- 1/2 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup rolled oats
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 3/4 cup seedless strawberry jam
Directions:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Grease one 8 inch square pan, and line with greased foil. If I don't have foil, I just grease the pan with some butter.
- Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Rub in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender to form a crumbly mixture.
- Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan.
- Spread the jam to within 1/4 inch of the edge.
- Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top, and lightly press it into the jam.
- Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned.
- Allow to cool before cutting into bars.
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