Strawberry Oatmeal Bars

Name: Strawberry Oatmeal Bars
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 dozen.
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 cup strawberry preserves; 1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

A fruity filling and fluffy coconut topping truly make these strawberry oatmeal bars one of a kind. They really dress up my trays of Christmas goodies. —Flo Burtnett, Gage, Oklahoma

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 cup strawberry preserves
1/2 cup sweetened shredded coconut

Directions

In a bowl, combine first five ingredients. Add butter and vanilla; stir until crumbly. Set aside 1 cup. Press remaining crumb mixture evenly into an ungreased 13-in. x 9-in. baking pan. Spread preserves over crust. Combine coconut and reserved crumb mixture; sprinkle over preserves.
Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until coconut is lightly browned. Cool.

Test Kitchen Tips

Quaker Oats featured its first oatmeal cookie recipe on the package in 1908, more than 30 years after the company’s founding. The recipe used just three ingredients: oats, butter and eggs. Fancier ingredients, such as sugar, vanilla, cinnamon, raisins, nuts and chocolate chips, were added to later recipes.

Unless otherwise specified, Taste of Home recipes are tested with lightly salted butter. Unsalted, or sweet, butter is sometimes used to achieve a buttery flavor, such as in shortbread cookies or buttercream frosting. In these recipes, added salt would detract from the buttery taste desired.

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Nutrition Facts

1 bar: 150 calories, 7g fat (4g saturated fat), 15mg cholesterol, 86mg sodium, 22g carbohydrate (13g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Originally published as Strawberry Oatmeal Bars in Country Woman Christmas Volume 1

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RJG50

Nov 24, 2018

I made the strawberry granola bars with banana butter; for the butter I substituted half applesauce half butter, these turned out marvellous
JGa2595176

May 27, 2018

Easy recipe and fun to play around with the filling flavors. Have made exactly as directed with the strawberrypreserves, but then also made batches with various jams. Today I used a jar of apple butter, smells lovely! Wonderful recipe.
ewhite234

May 15, 2018

This recipe is super easy! I did add some fresh strawberries diced on top of the perserves. I gave a 4 star only because it was too sweet for me. I will be making again but debating to omit the added sugar or just reduce the amount.
JMartinelli13

Apr 23, 2018

Made exactly as written. So easy and so good. Can't wait to make them again with homemade blueberry or blackberry jam.
Jo Atkinson

Jan 22, 2018

We loved these bars, and so did our grandsons. I had raspberry preserves on hand so made them with that and thought it was a perfect pairing!
KristineChayes

Dec 14, 2017

These bars were very good, a nice pairing of a buttery crumb crust, strawberry filling, and coconut crumb topping; easy to make, too! I lightly greased the pan and I used 1-1/2 cups strawberry preserves. I will definitely be making these again.
Sunshinebakerpa

May 27, 2017

Very yummy! I added two Tbs of ground yellow flax seed. I used 1 1/2 tsp of vanilla and 1/2 tsp of almond extract. I used apricot preserves because that's what I had on hand. Would be great with almonds.
Catering

Apr 3, 2017

These bars are delicious and so easy to make! I cater and I will be using this recipe mainly for breakfast desserts but other occasions as well. I used the recipe exactly how it is printed. Thank you Flo for sharing!
Loiscooks

Feb 14, 2016

I used gluten-free flour. I did not have quick-cooking oats, so I used regular rolled oats. These are very good bars. Also, I baked in an 11"x 7" pan. I will definitely make these again.
mackschick

Mar 11, 2015

Good bars. I have a picky 2 year old and was looking for new breakfast ideas for him. I searched and searched and am happy i chose this one to try. I put in a little less sugar since i am a crazy no-sugar-for-the-baby lady lol. Skipped the coconut since i didnt have any and chopped up some frozen strawberries. I also substituted apple sauce for butter. I pulled it out and gave him a bite for a taste test and he loved it and asked for more! I will definitely be making these again and can't wait to see his reaction with the coconut. We'll also be trying with cherries, apricots, banana and other fruits.