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Their fruity filling and fluffy coconut topping make these bars truly one of a kind. They really dress up my trays of Christmas goodies.
Nutritional Facts 1 serving (1 each) equals 100 calories, 4 g fat (3 g saturated fat), 10 mg cholesterol, 64 mg sodium, 14 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
Originally published as Strawberry Oatmeal Bars in Country Woman Christmas , p30
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Reviewed on Apr. 14, 2013 by Hannah0418
These are delicious. I made them exactly as recipe states - but next time I'd make them in an 8x8 pan for a thicker bar. Flavor is perfect - won't change ingredients.
Reviewed on Feb. 18, 2013 by kelly1316
I altered this recipe to make it gluten free to suite my family. I used GF quick cooking oats, GF baking flour mix and added 1/2 tsp xanthan gum. I also decided to do 1/4 cp sugar and 1/4 cp brown sugar instead. I used a local, all natural strawberry rhubarb jelly and omitted the coconut due to personal preference and sprinkled the top with cinnamon instead. These were fantastic!! I will be making these many, many more times.
Reviewed on Feb. 04, 2013 by annaf27
I made a few changes to this recipe. I used an 8x8 pan, but I kept the same measurements for the dry ingredients. I wanted a thicker top crust, as described by a couple other reviews. I also finely chopped some pecans and added that to my bottom layer. I used Raspberry preserves instead of strawberry and I drizzled melted white chocolate over the top once it was cooked and cooled a little. The bars were excellent and everyone loved them! A keeper recipe!
Reviewed on Nov. 02, 2012 by s_pants
Very good...and I don't like coconut!
Reviewed on Jun. 23, 2012 by Tulipfarmer
Delicious! I am making them again today .
Reviewed on May. 17, 2012 by MrsKase
My son (4) and I made these yesterday afternoon and we are for breakfast this morning-delicious!I realized I was out of butter after we began so I substituted an equal amount of coconut oil (melted) and it worked fine!I also used up the last of the box of Earth's Best baby oatmeal in this (about 1/4 cup)-worked great!I also used up the last of 2 jars of preserves-organic Rasberry and Grape. We forgot to mix in the coconut so we just sprinkled it on top-my son was very generous with it so we likely had about 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup.These were very yummy! A great sweet start to the morning:)
My son (4) and I made these yesterday afternoon and we are for breakfast this morning-delicious!
I realized I was out of butter after we began so I substituted an equal amount of coconut oil (melted) and it worked fine!
I also used up the last of the box of Earth's Best baby oatmeal in this (about 1/4 cup)-worked great!
I also used up the last of 2 jars of preserves-organic Rasberry and Grape. We forgot to mix in the coconut so we just sprinkled it on top-my son was very generous with it so we likely had about 1/2 cup instead of 1/4 cup.
These were very yummy! A great sweet start to the morning:)
Reviewed on Dec. 14, 2011 by linsvin
For the holidays I replaced the strawberries with cranberry strawberry jam I made last summer. The coconut flavor was just the flavor needed. Love it and super easy!
Reviewed on May. 20, 2011 by angelboku1
Since I'm allergic to coconut, I altered the recipe a bit (also wanted to make it a little healthier). I replaced 1/2 cup flour with 1/4 cup organic Oat Bran, and 1/4 cup ground Flax Seed. I also replaced the Preserves with Strawberry All Fruit. Today was my birthday so my kids and I decided we should have this for our first time on this date. It was EXCELLENT! This recipe is so flexible, it has endless possibilities! I'll definitely make it again and again!
Reviewed on Mar. 15, 2011 by Careaga
Use boysenberry jam in place of strawberry preserves and the bars were delicious!!! Will make again and again with different preserves.
Reviewed on Jan. 23, 2011 by amethystra
I needed to make something for coffee hour after church services and discovered that a different recipe that I made didn't work out. Luckily, I had all the ingredients that I needed for this recipe.I did one batch of the oatmeal mix and put that on the bottom of the 9x13 baking dish. Then I added the whole can of strawberry preserves. I made an additional batch of the oatmeal mix for the topping, mixing 1 cup of coconut, basically doubling the recipe in one pan. Man, it came out great! I had so many compliments for this recipe!
I needed to make something for coffee hour after church services and discovered that a different recipe that I made didn't work out. Luckily, I had all the ingredients that I needed for this recipe.
I did one batch of the oatmeal mix and put that on the bottom of the 9x13 baking dish. Then I added the whole can of strawberry preserves. I made an additional batch of the oatmeal mix for the topping, mixing 1 cup of coconut, basically doubling the recipe in one pan. Man, it came out great! I had so many compliments for this recipe!
Reviewed on Sep. 23, 2010 by Pinstripes
Great stuff, people raved! Brought it to an evening get-together over coffee, and it was just the right blend of sweet but still healthy.
Reviewed on Aug. 10, 2010 by spunkymonkey312
We used a smaller pan, 9x9. I might try it with brown sugar next time, although my 15 year old daughter thinks they are perfect just the way they are.
Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2009 by ctmom05
I made Strawberry Oatmeal Bars with a cup of diced, cooked apples - instead of preserves.Once the bottom oatmeal layer was in place, I put the apples on top of that and poured a couple of tablespoons of melted strawberry jam over them.I used the other half of the oatmeal mixture as a solid top layer, rather than crumbled.Yum!Once the bottom layer was in place, I put the apples down
I made Strawberry Oatmeal Bars with a cup of diced, cooked apples - instead of preserves.
Once the bottom oatmeal layer was in place, I put the apples on top of that and poured a couple of tablespoons of melted strawberry jam over them.
I used the other half of the oatmeal mixture as a solid top layer, rather than crumbled.
Yum!
Once the bottom layer was in place, I put the apples down
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