September 16, 2022

Apple Oatmeal Bars

Oatmeal bars are a tasty and perfect way to use what in your pantry. They are one of our most popular dessert recipes and our homemade Nebraska Apple Butter filling makes them the perfect sweet and savory treat.

These dessert bars can be made in just 45 minutes and you probably already have all the ingredients just sitting in your pantry, waiting to be used.

Bonus, they can easily be turned into a make-ahead recipe as they freeze well for up to two months.

Apple Oatmeal Bars Recipe

By Margi Fletcher

Prep time: 15 minutes

Cook time: 30 minutes

Servings: 6 servings

Ingredients

2 cups Old fashioned oats
1 cup All-purpose flour
¾ cup Sugar
¼ cup Brown sugar
¼ tsp. Himalayan sea salt
1 tsp. Ground cinnamon
¾ cup Butter, softened
1 cup It's All About Bees! Nebraska Apple Butter

Instructions

Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
Grease 9-inch square baking pan with nonstick cooking spray.
In large mixing bowl, combine oats, flour, sugars, salt and cinnamon.
Add butter and stir until creamy.
Pat half of the mixture into baking pan.
Spread apple butter evenly over crumb layer.
Sprinkle remaining crumbs over apple butter and press down gently.
Bake 30-35 minutes or until golden.
Transfer pan to wire rack and cool completely.

Notes

ALSO TRY this recipe with It's All About Bees!:

-Pumpkin Butter
-Caramel Apple Jelly
-Apricot Jam
-Just Peachy Jam
-Razzapple Jam
-Strawberry or -Strawberry Rhubarb Jam