Apricot Oatmeal Bars

Submitted by Crabbycakes

"This recipe only has 5 ingredients! So simple so good. You may use strawberry or whatever jam is your favorite."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 5
• Serves: 8

ingredients

• 1 (18 1/4 ounce) box yellow cake mix
• 3 cups old fashioned oats
• 3⁄4 cup pecans, chopped
• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, melted
• 1 1⁄2 cups apricot jam

directions

1. Preheat oven to 375°F.
2. In large bowl, combine cake mix, oats pecans and butter.
3. Mix well until entire mixture clumps.
4. Press half of this mixture evenly into bottom of a greased 9x13-inch baking pan.
5. Spread apricot jam evenly over surface, and sprinkle remaining half of mixture evenly over jam.
6. Bake 20 minutes, or until well-browned on top.

Reviews

[LonghornMama]

I was suprised how good these are. Adding oatmeal works well, it doesn't have the typical "made from a cake mix" flavor. Buttery, crumbly layers sandwiched with a layer of jam. Used apricot amaretto jam but any variety would work well. Would be nice for a pot luck. Thanks, crabbycakes, for sharing the recipe!