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Warren’s Oatmeal Jam Squares

Name: Warren's Oatmeal Jam Squares
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 16 squares.
Ingredients: 1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats; 1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup sugar; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup butter, melted; 2 teaspoons vanilla extract; 1 jar (10 ounces) seedless raspberry jam or jam of your choice; 4 whole graham crackers, crushed

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Total Time

Prep: 20 min. Bake: 25 min. + cooling

Makes

16 squares

Updated: Apr. 05, 2022

At 102, I still love to bake. I make these bars in my toaster oven for my fellow residents at our assisted living home. —Warren Patrick, Townshend, Vermont

Ingredients

1-1/4 cups quick-cooking oats
1-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 jar (10 ounces) seedless raspberry jam or jam of your choice
4 whole graham crackers, crushed

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, mix the first 5 ingredients. In a small bowl, mix melted butter and vanilla; add to oat mixture, stirring until crumbly. Reserve 1 cup mixture for topping.
Press remaining mixture onto bottom of a greased 9-in. square baking pan. Spread jam over top to within 1/2 in. of edges. Add crushed graham crackers to reserved topping; sprinkle over jam.
Bake 25-30 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool in pan on a wire rack. Cut into squares.

Nutrition Facts

1 square: 220 calories, 9g fat (6g saturated fat), 23mg cholesterol, 161mg sodium, 33g carbohydrate (18g sugars, 1g fiber), 2g protein.

Warren’s Oatmeal Jam Squares

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