Apple Bars Recipe

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Food HeroOregon State University

Prep time: 15 minutes
Cooking time: 45 minutes
Makes: 12 bars

Ingredients

1⁄2 cup

all-purpose flour

1⁄2 cup

whole wheat flour

1⁄4 teaspoon

salt

1⁄2 teaspoon

baking soda

1⁄2 cup

brown sugar

1 cup

old fashioned rolled oats

1⁄2 teaspoon

cinnamon

1⁄2 teaspoon

nutmeg

1 pinch

ground cloves (optional)

1⁄2 cup

butter or margarine

3 cups

apples, peeled, cored and sliced (about 2 medium apples [3” diameter])

2⁄3 cup

raisins

1⁄4 cup

sugar

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly grease a 9″x13″ baking pan.
  2. Mix flour, salt and baking soda together in a large bowl. Add brown sugar, oats, cinnamon, nutmeg and ground cloves.
  3. Cut in butter or margarine with a pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture is crumbly.
  4. Spread half of the crumb mixture in the baking pan. Top with apple slices and raisins and sprinkle with sugar. Spread remaining crumb mixture evenly over apples.
  5. Bake at 350 degrees for 40-50 minutes. Cool and cut into 12 bars.

Notes

  • Substitute ripe pears for apples
  • Serve warm topped with vanilla yogurt

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