These are just wonderful! I made them for my 2 year old that loooves nutragrain bars. I made a few changes to them that suited us better. I also didnt have any cake mix, so I used what a previous reviewer used instead. The flour, baking soda, salt, and sugar. Although I cut the sugar down to 1/2 cup. I also used 3/4 cup ground flax seed instead of the 1/4 cup melted butter. I did use the 2tbsp butter though. These were definitely sweet enough and I will absolutely be making these again instead of buying them. Thank you for the recipe! I have come to adore all of the recipes that you post! :)
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You did it again Kitten! You have never let me down - not to mention providing me with another fabulous recipe! No more Nutri-Grain bars for this house, I am making them for now on. I did try a sugar-free jam just to see if it made a difference. It was good, but I will stick to the "real" stuff next time. :)
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WOW! This was great!! The base/topping wons wonderful! I used a 1 lb (18 oz) of strawberry preserves. I think it was a bit much, in the middle the bars didn't hold together as well as I would have liked. My 6 yo didn't care for them but she's finiky and claimed befoe she had them "I don't like jelly". I cut into 'sticks' and wrapped in plastic wrap and put in the fridge for future snacking. Thanks!!
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Very good. Used 1 1/2 C strawberry jam made last year, and this was plenty to cover. I don't think extra brown sugar is necessary, the sweetness from the jam staisfies that tooth! These went in a hurry!
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I love these bars Kitt! I made this last week with homemade blueberry (sugarfree) spread. Delicious!! I did add a little more cinnamon. I'm thinking these would be great with just about any flavor jam or spread! I know this will be made often in this house!!!! Thank you again for another wonderful treat!!!
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Thses are wonderful! Used home made apple butter in one & peach preserves in another. They were gone in a flash! Kitten you did it once again!
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Oh my gosh..Kitten, these bars are the whip. I just love em. I used my home-made strawberry/rhubarb jam for the filling. The taste is sinful that I forget that they're good for you too:-) This recipe reminds me of a cobbler in that a scoop of ice-cream would also go perfectly if you chose to make this as a dessert.
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Awesome! These are great. Tastes a lot like a cobbler, but in a handy to-go version. I made a batch and wrapped them individually to store in the freezer.
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Wow! I made a batch of these today using homemade apple butter. I used a reduced sugar yellow cake mix. I also used a combo of old fashioned oats, quick oats, and a 5 grain blend for a little more texture. I used oil instead of the melted butter as well. They turned out wonderful--much better than any store bought bar. Thanks for a wonderful recipe!
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Really really good! These bars freeze great and taste nice and crunchy right from the freezer. My whole family loved these.
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I made these for a fund raiser and they were great! I used seedless strawberry jelly because I do not like the seeds. They sold like hot cakes! Thanks for the great recipe!
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These are absolutely delicious. I didn't have a box yellow cake, so subbed the dry ingredients from a yellow cake recipe (2c flour, 2tsp baking powder, 1/2 tsp salt, 1 c sugar). I also added an extra tsp of vanilla to the wet ingredients, to make up the missing flavor from the box mix. I also subbed canola oil for the melted butter. Given all my substitutions, I held my breath -- but they came out great! I used a strawberry-rhubarb preserve. I think I might try this next time with some homemade applesauce, cooked down to reduce a little more. I cut these up and wrapped individual bars in wax paper, froze them, and will be adding to lunchboxes. Thanks, Kitten!
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Followed the recipe exactly (always try to the first time), I also did heat the preserves, other wise I think it would have been mess to spread. Let them cool completely and they were wonderful. These will be great to have on hand in the freezer. Wrapped up most and did freeze them. So much more healthy that the store bought bars, which is a great plus for me. Thanks!
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I was looking for a recipe for nutri grain bars because my two little ones (2 and a half and 8 months) love them. My son still has no teeth so I love the fact that they are soft. The store bought ones have preservatives and are expensive so I was thrilled to find a recipe for making them at home!! The true thrill came when I served these today...YUM, YUM, YUM!!
I am stubborn about fat/sugar/calories so I subbed 1/4 cup applesauce for the butter/oil but did use 2TBS. oil as suggested. They are excellent so I don't think anything was sacrificed in the oil ommission. I also nuked the strawberry preserves for 45 seconds prior to adding them, this made it super easy to spread them. These bars are so good forget sharing them with the kids!!
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Made these tonight to take hiking tomorrow. I tried them and they were wonderful!! I've been wanting to make them for a LONG time! :) SO GOOD!!! I made mine with strawberry preserves. Thanks for a great recipe!
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My family loved this. These cut beautifully being semi-frozen, and promptly wrapped these indivuallly in foil to retain their shape.
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Thanks for a great recipe, I am looking for new lunch box fillers for kids and other half and this is perfect.........chris
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These were a hit even with my substitutions (out of necessity). I ran out of oats and added flax seed and graham cracker crumbs for the oat amount. They were good, but I can't wait to make them again-this time with all oats and maybe a different flavor of preserves. I also wonder if apple pie filling would work in these.
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I just recently started using this web site and I LOVE it - and these bars were one of the first recepies I tried and they were SUPER! I was looking for lunch ideas and thought these would be nice. I added cherry preserves and also some cream cheese frosting - so good I only had a few left to put in the freezer after everybody munched on them! Thanks Kittencal!!!
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Hmm...sorry if I get a double post, but review isn't showing. I thought these tasted good. I made a batch and threw them in the freezer for quick breakfast/snack.
A few comments... I can't imagine someone adding more sugar to sweeten crust and topping. I have a definite sweet tooth and with the preserves in these bars, they were VERY sweet. I can only eat very little at a time..so I would not add the extra sugar before making them as the recipe specifies. Recipe produced a very crumbly bar...possibly needed more binder. Next time as a preference I will add less sugar, less preserves [way too much] and reserve more of the dry mix for the top of the crust. Good taste, but I would say more of a cookie and less of a nutra grain bar.
Thanks for posting!
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