Apple & Oat Crumb Bars

Total Time: 40 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 2 cups oats, uncooked
• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 3/4 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup brown sugar, firmly packed
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon salt (optional)
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1 cup applesauce
• 1/2 cup chopped nuts

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°.
• 2 grease a 13x9-inch baking pan.
• 3 combine all ingredients except applesauce and nuts; mix until crumbly.
• 4 reserve 1 cup mixture. press remaining mixture onto bottom of pan.
• 5 bake 15 minutes; let cool.
• 6 spread applesauce over partially baked crust; sprinkle with nuts.
• 7 top with reserved 1 cup oat mixture.
• 8 bake 13-15 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 let cool in the pan on a wire rack, then cut into bars/squares.