Fruit Filled Granola Bars

I had to develop something that 1. I liked and 2. didn't contain any peanuts or grape or palm products in it for allergy reasons. Most commercial bars have one or more of the above.

• Ready In: 50 mins
• Serves: 20-25

Ingredients

• 1  cup  quick-cooking rolled oats
• 1  cup flour
• 3⁄4 cup  packed brown sugar
• 1⁄4 teaspoon baking soda
• 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 8 -10  ounces  pureed  fruit spread, of your choice containing only fruit (my favorite is Raspberry)
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped pecans
• 1⁄4 cup  sliced almonds
• 1⁄4 cup  chopped walnuts

Directions

1. Combine in Mixing bowl the oats, flour, baking soda and brown sugar.
2. Cut in margarine until it looks like coarse crumbs.
3. Reserving 1/4 cup of mixture for top, press remainder of mixture firmly and evenly into bottom of an ungreased 9X9 pan.
4. Spread pureed fruit onto top of oatmeal mixture.
5. Sprinkle reserved 1/4 cup of oatmeal mixture onto top, following it with a sprinkling of all of the nuts.
6. Press mixture very lightly to make sure all of the nuts are'committed' but not so hard that the fruit all squishes to the top.
7. Bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit for approximately 30 minutes or until top is golden.
8. Cool in the pan.
9. Cut into bars.
10. Makes 20-25 bars.