Apple-Berry Streusel Bars Recipe

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With fruity filling and nutty topping, these attractive bars taste like they cost a pretty penny.—Jane Acree, Holcomb, Illinois

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Apple-Berry Streusel Bars Recipe

Prep: 10 min. Bake: 45 min.

Yield: 48 Servings

10 45 55

Ingredients

2-1/2 cups plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour, divided
2 cups old-fashioned oats
1-1/4 cups sugar
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup butter, melted
3 cups thinly sliced peeled tart apples
1 jar (12 ounces) raspberry preserves
1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 2-1/2 cups flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon. Beat in butter just until moistened. Set aside 2 cups for topping.
Pat remaining oat mixture into a greased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Bake at 375° for 15 minutes.
In a large bowl, toss apples with remaining flour; stir in the preserves. Spread over hot crust to within 1/2 in. of edges. Combine nuts and reserved oat mixture; sprinkle over fruit mixture.
Bake 30-35 minutes longer or until lightly browned. Cool completely on a wire rack. Cut into bars. Yield: 4 dozen.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 bar equals 121 calories, 5 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 56 mg sodium, 18 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Originally published as Apple-Berry Streusel Bars in Taste of Home June/July 2000, p13