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Honey-Apricot Bars

Don't you want to pick up one of these bars? Bursting with the goodness of fruit, honey and oats, apricot bars are begging to be eaten.

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Prep Time 40 min
Total Time 2 hr 15 min
Servings 24

Ingredients

Apricot Filling

2: cups dried apricots (10 oz), chopped

1/2: cup honey

1/2: cup water

1/2: cup apple juice

2: tablespoons butter or margarine

1: tablespoon lemon juice

1/2: teaspoon salt

1: egg

Crust

1 1/2: cups Gold Medal® all-purpose flour

1 1/2: cups quick-cooking oats

1: cup packed brown sugar

3/4: cup butter or margarine, melted

1: teaspoon salt

1/2: teaspoon baking soda

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Directions

1 In 2-quart saucepan, cook all filling ingredients except egg over medium heat about 15 minutes, stirring frequently, until slightly thickened. Pour mixture into food processor. Cover; process 10 to 15 seconds, pulsing on and off, until finely chopped. Add egg. Cover; process, pulsing on and off, until mixed.
2 Heat oven to 350°F (if using dark or nonstick pan, heat oven to 325°F). Grease bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with shortening or cooking spray.
3 In large bowl, mix all crust ingredients with fork until crumbly. Pat half of the mixture in bottom of pan. Spread filling over base. Sprinkle with remaining oat mixture; press lightly.
4 Bake 25 to 35 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Cool completely, about 1 hour. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.

EXPERT TIPS

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If you line the baking pan with foil before greasing, you won’t have a dirty pan to wash!

To keep bars longer, wrap tightly, label and freeze up to 6 months.

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Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1 Bar

Calories: 200
Calories from Fat: 60),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 7g; 7%
(Saturated Fat 3 1/2g, 3 1/2% Trans Fat 0g 0% ),
Cholesterol: 20mg; 20%;
Sodium: 220mg; 220%;
Total Carbohydrate: 32g; 32%
(Dietary Fiber 2g 2% Sugars 21g 21% ),
Protein: 2g; 2%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 15%;
Vitamin C: 0%;
Calcium: 2%;
Iron: 6%;

Exchanges:

1 Starch; 1 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

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*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Posted 4/13/2012 2:56:16 PM REPORT ABUSE MissQs said:

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These bars came out delicious! Held together very well. I expected them to be very sweet, but they are just right. I just wish the filling I made was as bright as the filling in the photo, otherwise i recommend you make these!

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