Oatmeal Fruit Bars
- Prep Time: 10 mins
- Cook Time: 20 mins
- Total Time: 30 minutes
- Yield: 16 1x
Ingredients
Scale
- 2 1/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats, divided
- 1 cup dried fruit (raisins, figs, dates, etc)
- 4 tablespoons melted butter or coconut oil, divided
- 3 tablespoons peanut butter
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 2 tablespoons all-fruit jam
- 2 tablespoons chopped roasted peanuts
Instructions
- Set oven to 350 and line an 8×8″ pan with parchment paper, leaving edges hanging over.
- Cover dried fruit with boiling water and let sit 5 minutes.
- Put 1 3/4 cup oats in a food processor and pulse a couple of times to chop. Transfer to a bowl.
- Add drained soaked fruit, 2 tablespoons butter, peanut butter and vanilla to the processor and pulse until combined well. Add to oats and mix. Add 2-4 tablespoons of the soaking liquid as needed to make a stiff dough.
- Press the mixture firmly into the bottom of the baking dish.
- Spread jam casually over that.
- Mix remaining butter with 1/2 cup remaining oats and the peanuts. Sprinkle over the jam and press in.
- Bake 15-20 minutes until lightly browned at the edges.
- Cool in pan, lift out and cut into 2″ squares.
Find it online: https://hilahcooking.com/peanut-butter-jelly-bars/