Chewy Oatmeal Fruit Bars

Chewy Oatmeal Fruit Bars
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Ingredients:
1 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
1/2 cup soy flour
2 cups quick-cooking rolled oats
1 1/3 cups brown sugar, packed
1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
2 tablespoons flax seeds (optional)
1/2 cup oil or 1/2 cup butter
1/2 cup applesauce
1 cup apricot preserves or 1 cup your favorite preserves
1/4 cup nuts (optional) or 1/4 cup coconut (optional)

Directions:
Directions, Oven at 350 degrees, have a baking pan ready.
Mix the dry ingredients together, add the oil and apple sauce and mix.
Separate about 2 cups of the mixture. Put the mixture into a pan or two – we used 1 14″x12″ pan. You can grease the sides of the pan, but it isn’t necessary on the bottom.
You want to pack the mixture down and have it be about 1/4 inch thick.
Spread on the preserves and then crumble the remaining dry mixture on the top.
Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes.
Let cool 10+ minutes and enjoy.
Oats & whole wheat are good for fiber, the soy adds some protein, and the apple sauce is a good partial substitute for oil/butter, keeping it pretty moist.

Servings: 25

Time preparation: 10 min.

Time total: 40 min.

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