Fruited Lowfat Oatmeal Bars Food

CHEWY FRUIT & OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F degrees.
• In large bowl, combine sugars, yogurt, egg whites, oil, milk, and vanilla; mix well.
• In medium bowl, combine flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
• Add to yogurt mixture; mix well.
• Stir in oats and fruit.
• Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13x9-inch baking pan.
• Bake 28-32 minutes or until light golden brown.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• Store tightly covered.

FRUIT-FILLED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• In mixing bowl, combine flour, oats, brown sugar, and baking soda.
• Cut in margarine/butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• Reserve 1/2 cup of the flour mixture.
• Press remaining flour mixture into the bottom of an ungreased 9x9x2 baking pan.
• Spread with desired filling.
• Sprinkle with reserved flour mixture.
• Bake at 350F for 30-35 minutes or until the top is golden.
• Cool in pan on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• FILLING OPTIONS:.
• ***Following cookbook's 'shortcut' suggestion of substituting 10 oz jar of preserves in place of homemade filling, I used a store-bought, very dense, low-moisture apple butter (like a thick jam). I have also tried it with blueberry preserves but the preserves were too moist--it made the bars sticky not good.***.
• RAISIN FILLING:.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1/2 cup water, 2 tablespoons sugar, and 2 teaspoons cornstarch. Add 1 cup raisins. Cook & stir until thickened & bubbly.
• APPLE-CINNAMON FILLING:.
• Peel/core/chop 2 medium apples. In medium saucepan, combine apples, 2 tablespoons sugar, 2 tablespoons water, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon, and a dash of ground cloves. Bring apple mixture to a boil; reduce heat & simmer 8-10 minutes or until apples are very tender.
• APRICOT-COCONUT FILLING:.
• In medium saucepan, combine 1 cup diced dried apricots and 3/4 cup water. Bring apricot mixture to boil; reduce heat. Cover and simmer 5 minutes. Meanwhile, combine 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tablespoon all purpose flour. Stir into apricot mixture. Cook and stir 1 minute more or until mixture is very thick. Stir in 1/2 cup coconut.

FRUITED OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• HEAT oven to 350 degrees F. Combine flour, oats, brown sugar and baking soda in large bowl. Cut in butter with pastry blender or 2 knives until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 3/4 cup of crumb mixture; stir in nuts; set aside. Firmly press remaining crumb mixture into ungreased 13 x 9-inch baking pan. CRUMBLE mincemeat into medium saucepan; add sweetened condensed milk. Cook and stir over medium-low heat until thickened, about 5 minutes. Remove from heat. DROP by small spoonfuls on top of crust in pan; spread carefully to cover crust. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture; press down lightly. BAKE 40 minutes or until top is golden. Cool on wire rack. Cut into bars.
• Calories 192,Total Fat Grams7.7,Calories From Fat 70,Saturated Fat Grams 4.1,Saturated Fat Grams Pct DailyValue 21,CholesterolMilligrams 18,SodiumMilligrams 125,Sodium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 5,Potassium Milligrams 47,Potassium Milligrams Pct Daily Value 1,Total Carbohydrates Grams 22.8,Total Carbohydrates Grams Pct Daily Value 7,Dietary Fiber Grams 0.8,Dietary Fiber Grams Pct Daily Value 3,Sugars Grams 13.7,Protein Grams 2.1,Protein Grams Pct Daily Value 4,Vitamin A Pct Daily Value 4,Calcium Pct Daily Value 1,Thiamin Pct Daily Value 9,Niacin Pct Daily Value 4,Folate Pct Daily Value 8,Magnesium Pct Daily Value 4,
• **Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data."

LOW FAT OATMEAL FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F
• In medium bowl, mix together flour, soda, salt, cinnamon.
• In mixing bowl, mix together Splenda, brown sugar, oil, milk, egg whites, vanilla, and yogurt. Blend well.
• Add in flour mixture; stir well.
• Stir in dried fruit and oats.
• Spread into sprayed 13x9 pan.
• Bake at 350°F for 28-32 minutes.

LOW FAT OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven 350 degrees.
• Spray 9x13 inch pan with non stick cooking spray.
• Combine and mix all wet ingredients including shortening.
• Mix all dry ingredients together.
• Add dry ingredients to wet ingredients stirring thouroughly.
• Pour into pan and bake for 15-20 minutes.
• Let cool.

FRUITED LOWFAT OATMEAL BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325. Spray 7x11 or 9x9 pan with non-stick spray.
• Mix wet ingredients (first 5 in list).
• Mix dry ingredients (oatmeal through spice) in a large bowl.
• Add wet ingredients to dry ingredients, adding in remaining fruits and optional nuts as you gently mix everything together.
• Pat into prepared baking pan.
• Bake 325 for 22-24 minutes for a glass pan. Note - Aluminum pans may take a bit longer than the time listed for a glass pan.
• Makes 18 squares (9x9 pan makes 16 squares).

CHEWY OATMEAL FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• 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.

CHEWY FRUIT AND OATMEAL BARS (BREAKFAST ON THE GO!)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• In large bowl combine sugars, yogurt,egg whites, oil, milk and vanilla; mix well.
• In medium bowl combine flour baking soda, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Add dry ingredients to wet mix; mix well.
• Stir in oats and dried fruit.
• Spread dough onto bottom of ungreased 13x9 baking pan.
• Bake 28-32 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool completely on wire rack.
• Cut into bars.
• Store tightly covered.

HEALTHY OATMEAL AND FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Mix oats, flour and apple juice in a large bowl until lumps are gone. Stir in cinnamon and raisins.
• Mix vanilla in warm water; add to oat mixture; mix well. Stir in bananas, diced apples, fruit medley and walnuts.
• Let stand 15 minutes and mix again.
• Spray an 8 inch square pan with cooking oil and lightly flour pan.
• Bake at 325ºF. for 1 hour. Cool and cut in bars.
• NOTE: you can add 2/3 cup applesauce instead of the two mashed bananas, if you like.