Apricot Oat Bars Recipe
The bars are delicious and very easy to make. Make them for a potluck, so you can be the star of the party or just for yourself when you want something sweet and delicious.
Servings: 30 servings
Calories: 121kcal
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 ½ cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 ½ cups quick-cooking rolled oats
- 1 cup brown dark sugar
- ¾ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¾ cup apricot jam or your favorite jam
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F.
- In a large bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, salt.
- Add oats and sugar and mix well.
- Cut in butter until the mixture resembles bread crumbs. The recipe works better if the butter is not very cold.
- Pat ⅔ of crumbs in a pan with the size of 13x9-inch.
- Spread the entire surface with apricot jam.
- Top with remaining crumbs.
- Bake for 35-40 minutes or until the surface is golden bown.
- Cool and cut in 2 ½ dozens.
Notes
Expert Tip: Using quick-cooking oats ensures that the oats fully soften during the baking time specified in the recipe. They absorb moisture more quickly and help bind the ingredients together, creating a crumbly texture that's ideal for bars and cookies. If you were to use old-fashioned rolled oats, the bars might turn out chewier and have a coarser texture because those oats take longer to cook and don't break down as much during baking.
Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 121kcal | Carbohydrates: 19g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Trans Fat: 0.2g | Cholesterol: 12mg | Sodium: 35mg | Potassium: 37mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 10g | Vitamin A: 154IU | Vitamin C: 1mg | Calcium: 21mg | Iron: 1mg