Fresh Fruit Fiesta Bars

Name: Fresh Fruit Fiesta Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 36 bars
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 1/2 cups old fashioned oats; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 3/4 cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 10 ounces canned mandarin oranges, drained; 1 banana, sliced; 1 apple, cubed and peeled; 1/2 cup raisins; 1/4 cup orange juice; 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Recipe by NcMysteryShopper

This fabulous fruit bar recipe is from Esther Brody’s “The 250 Best Brownies Bars & Squares” cookbook. Posted for Zaar World Tour 2005.

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READY IN: 45mins

YIELD: 36 bars

UNITS: US

INGREDIENTS

Nutrition

Base
1 ³⁄₄

cups all-purpose flour
1 ¹⁄₂

cups old fashioned oats
¹⁄₂

teaspoon ground cinnamon
³⁄₄

cup butter or 3/4 cup margarine, softened
1

cup packed brown sugar
Topping
10

ounces canned mandarin oranges, drained
1

banana, sliced
1

apple, cubed and peeled
¹⁄₂

cup raisins
¹⁄₄

cup orange juice
1

teaspoon ground cinnamon

DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
Base: In a bowl mix together flour, rolled oats and cinnamon.
In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Blend in flour mixture. Set aside 1 ¼ cups of mixture. Press remainder evenly into 13 by 9 inch, ungreased, cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
Topping: In a bowl mix together oranges, banana, apples, raisins, orange juice and cinnamon. Spread topping evenly over warm base, leaving a space about a ¼ inch from the edges. Sprinkle reserved base mixture over top, patting down gently. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into bars.

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