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32
Servings
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15 min
Preparation Time
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30 min
Cook Time
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Our recipe for Banana Oatmeal Bars is a chewy make ahead dessert or snack made with fun and flavorful ingredients. Along with bananas, these oatmeal bars are made with orange juice to add a bit of tang.
Ingredients
- 1 cup chopped banana (about 2 medium)
- 2/3 cup Tropicana® or Dole ® orange juice*
- 1 ½ tsp apple pie spice or ground cinnamon, divided
- 1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
- 1 ½ cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
- 1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
- 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
*If using old fashioned oats, decrease orange juice to 1/2 cup.
Cooking Instructions
- Heat oven to 375°F.
- In medium bowl, combine dried fruit, banana, orange juice and 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice; set aside.
- In medium bowl, combine flour, oats and remaining 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice; mix well.
- In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar together with electric mixer until creamy.
- Add oat mixture; beat until crumbly.
- Reserve 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
- Press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
- Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
- Spread fruit evenly over crust to within 1/4-inch of edge.
- Add nuts to reserved oat mixture; mix well.
- Sprinkle evenly over fruit; pat down lightly.
- Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
- Cool completely; cut into bars.
- Store loosely covered.
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- Calories 130
- Fat 7g
- Saturated Fat 4g
- Cholesterol 15mg
- Sodium 0mg
- Total Carbohydrate 17g
- Fiber 1g
- Sugar 8g
- Protein 2g
- Calcium 0%
- Vitamin D 0%
- Vitamin C 2%
- Vitamin A 4%
- Potassium 3%
- Iron 4%
- Thiamin 4%
- Magnesium 4%
- Whole Grain 10g
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
