It's a time for my weekend baking and am craving for a quick but tasty dessert that can be put together in less than 15 minutes. Any guess?
Definitely my choice goes to Blackcurrant Oatmeal Bars reason being I am able to make use of fruit jam that sits idle in my pantry for quite some time.
Oats are a favorite of my diet and often incorporated into bars and desserts. Not only oats are versatile and inexpensive but they offer a host of health benefits. The oatmeal gives a nice chewiness to these bars.
Spread dough onto bottom of baking pan coated with butter. Spreading dough with wet hands is the easiest method before topping it with fruit jam. I used blackcurrant jam but any jam you have on hand will do preferably a quality and not too sugary ones.
Blackcurrant Oat Bars are easy to make and fantastically delicious! Have given some to my friends, they love them and keep asking for more...
BLACKCURRANT OAT BARS
Yield : 12-16 servings depending on size
1 cup rolled oat
1 cup all purpose flour
125 g butter
1/2 - 3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup fruit jam
DIRECTIONS
Whisk flour and sugar in a mixing bowl.
Grate the cold butter into dry ingredients using the large holes of box grater.
Using /pastry cutter/ mixer or your finger tips, quickly rub in the butter until the mixture resembles bread crumbs.
Reserve 1/2 cup flour mixture.
Press mixture into 9 x 9 in baking pan, pressing into the corners.
Spread with desired filling..
Crumble the balance of the pastry over the filling. Heat the oven @ 180 C.
Bake until topping is crisp for 35-45 minutes. Cut into slices to serve.
Other bars/slices recipe you want to try:
Healthy Breakfast Bars
M & M Cookies Slices
Coconut Bars
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