Harvest Apple Bars

I'm not sure where I got this recipe, but I have been holding on to it on a scrap of paper for years! Time to commit it to electronic memory LOL!

• Ready In: 1 hr
• Serves: 24

Ingredients

• 2 1⁄4 cups whole wheat pastry flour, divided
• 1  cup oatmeal
• 2  teaspoons vanilla, divided
• 1⁄2 cup sugar, divided (or other sweetener)
• 5  small apples, diced (peeling optional)
• 2  teaspoons cinnamon
• 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
• 8  tablespoons  Smart Balance butter spread, cold

Directions

1. Heat oven to 350.
2. In food processor, pulse 2 c flour, oatmeal, and 1/4 c sugar. Add cold butter spread and 1 t vanilla and pulse until mixture looks like granola, then pulse into a dough.
3. Press mixture into a greased 9 x 13 pan and bake 12 minutes.
4. Toss together apples, 1/4 c sugar, 1 t vanilla, cinnamon, and nutmeg. Spread over cooled crust and bake about 40 minutes more.