Apple Bars

"Apples and oatmeal go so well together! (Adopted recipe)"
 
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Ready In:
50mins
Ingredients:
9
Yields:
16 bars
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ingredients

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directions

  • In a large bowl, mix together oats, flour, margarine, baking soda and brown sugar.
  • Blend well.
  • Spread half of the oats mixture in a greased 9 x 9-inch baking pan.
  • Press down firmly.
  • In a separate bowl, combine apples, 2 T.
  • margarine, sugar and cinnamon.
  • Spread over the oats mixture in the pan.
  • Cover with remaining oats mixture.
  • Bake at 375° F for 40-45 minutes.
  • Cut into bars.

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Reviews

  1. I brought these to church for breakfast. They went over well. I doubled the recipe and put everything into a 13x9-inch pan. I baked it at 375 for 30 minutes. I also drizzled melted white chocolate on top after it cooled. Next time (and I will make this again) I'm reducing the amount of margarine and sugar added to the apples by at least half. I also added apple pie spice, which was good.
     
  2. Oh my this is so good that I have made it twice and will definitely make it many more times! Was picking up the crumbs from the counter. Love oatmeal in desserts which for me is part of the charm- top and bottom layers of a perfect streusel. Both times I used four Granny Smiths and increased cinnamon to 1 teaspoon. First time I used the half cup sugar for filling and felt that it was too sweet. Second time I reduced to 1/3 cup and the next time am reducing it to 1/4 cup for filling. This is huge recipe so second time I divided it up for the two of us by baking into individual pie tins and another pan that was 8 by 8 for when sons are coming. Then I baked all and froze. Worked fine. Thank you very much.
     
  3. I loved these! I used braburn apples, quick oats, and added a bit of nutmeg and cloves, and upped the cinnamon. They were a little thick. Next time I'll try making them in something a little larger than a 9x9. But I served it warm with vanilla ice cream, and YUM!
     
  4. I made these using quick oats and reconstituted dried apple slices and it was still great! All the kids really enjoyed this. I can't wait to try it using fresh apples.
     
  5. This is really good. Cornelia, you're right... apples and oatmeal do go well together. I substituted one cup whole wheat flour for a cup of regular flour. I also added a little cardomom to the apples. Next time I'll add some more apples to the recipe. This one's a keeper, thanks Cornelia!
     
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Tweaks

  1. These are a pretty good option. I used a premade dessert product instead of the flour, and five spice blend in place of some of the cinnamon.
     
  2. The taste is so good. I used butter instead of margarine. The butter was room temperature. I had problems with the oatmeal mixture. Probably because of the butter. I couldn't cut cute squares for a photo. It's too crumbly. I don't know if the butter should have been melted when added to the oatmeal and flour mixture. Maybe it would have help. But the taste is so good. In the apples, I used splenda. Thanks LainieBug :) Made for your win in Bargain Basement tag game
     
  3. sooo yummy! I used 100% whole wheat flour and substituted smart balance for the butter. I would definitely use more apples next time (I used 3 cups - 4 medium apples)
     
  4. Wow -- I'm the 13th reviewer! Has to be an omen! This is a delicious little bar cookie! I used butter in place of margarine, but other than that, followed the directions exactly. It intrigued me that some reviewers were going to reduce the sugar in the apples. I thought they could be a little sweeter. I may try them with dried apples as Kzim4 did. You don't think they are going to cut nicely, but they do! I cut mine while they were still warm, and they came out perfectly! Lainie, thanks for a wonderful recipe! I will be making these again!
     

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