Healthy Raspberry Oatmeal Bars Recipes

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease one 8 inch square pan, and line with greased foil.
• Combine brown sugar, flour, baking soda, salt, and rolled oats. Rub in the butter using your hands or a pastry blender to form a crumbly mixture. Press 2 cups of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the jam to within 1/4 inch of the edge. Sprinkle the remaining crumb mixture over the top, and lightly press it into the jam.
• Bake for 35 to 40 minutes in preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Allow to cool before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F (200 degrees C). Grease a 9x13 inch pan.
• In a large bowl, cream together the butter and brown sugar until smooth. Combine the oats, flour, salt and baking powder; stir into the creamed mixture. Press half of the mixture into the bottom of the prepared pan. Spread the preserves over the crust. Crumble the remaining crust mixture over the raspberry layer.
• Bake for 20 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until light brown. Cool completely before cutting into bars.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F (190°C).
• Grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
• Combine dry cake mix and oats in large bowl; add melted butter and stir until crumbly.
• Measure half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) into prepared baking pan.
• Press firmly to cover bottom.
• Combine preserves with water; stir until blended.
• Spread over crumb mixture in pan.
• Sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture over preserves; pat firmly to make top even.
• Bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until top is very light brown.
• cool in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
• Store in airtight container at room temperature.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F
• Lightly oil an 8x12 inch baking dish or coat it with nonstick cooking spray and set aside.
• Combine first 5 ingredients in a bowl with fingertips until no lumps of brown sugar remain.
• Drizzle oil and fruit juice over oats and mix in with fingertips until evenly moistened and crumbly. Set aside half for the topping.
• Press the remainder evenly in bottom of prepared baking dish.
• Spread raspberry preserves over top.
• Sprinkle with reserved oat topping.
• Bake 30-40 minutes, or until golden. Let cool in baking dish on a rack.
• Cut into bars and store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Steps:

• Melt the butter in the microwave.
• In a large bowl, combine all of the ingredients except the jam. Mix with your hands until the ingredients are crumbly, taking care to break up all clumps of the cake mix.
• In a 13" x 9" shallow baking pan, such as a cookie sheet, press 1/2 of the oatmeal/cake mixture in the pan. Make sure to keep the layer as even as possible.
• Pour the jam into a bowl and mix well. This helps the jam to spread easier. Spread the jam onto the first oatmeal layer.
• Press the remaining oatmeal/cake mixture onto the top of the jam. Try to keep layers as even as possible.
• Bake for 40-50 minutes or until oatmeal is lightly browned. Cut into bars once cooled.
• Optional Glaze: Add water to powdered sugar into is is a pourable mix, about 3-4 teaspoons. Lightly drizzle over the pan. Cut into bars once cooled.