Reviewed: May 5, 2006

I cut all the ingredients in half but those for the apricot filling. I also added 1 tsp of almond extract to the oatmeal/flour mixture. With these changes, it was delicious! My husband and I have been eating giant squares of apricot bars every night since we made it.

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Mantovani

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Living In: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

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Reviewed: Sep. 23, 2003

I had a bar like this at a Fall Fair and it was wonderful. The porportions for this were for a much bigger pan and not a 9X13. First time,I made it in a 9X13, it was very dense and second time was in a 11X15 and still pretty thick, so I will halve the recipe for the jelly roll pan and double the filling. It was exactly the recipe I was looking for and is delicious if in the right pan.

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SHERLIE

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Reviewed: Jul. 3, 2002

The quantities for the crust are hugely in error. I should have decreased the amounts by at least half for the crust and doubled the apricot filling portion. They also need more flavor, perhaps some cinnamon and/or nutmeg and/or vanilla. Since I didn't do any of the above, the results were awful. I ended up with a pan full of oatmeal bricks! They were so dense and unapetizing, we ened up throwing them away, which is something we rarely do in our home!

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JANETDURFEY

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Reviewed: Dec. 30, 2001

**Please check the scaling on this recipe** I questioned myself on using the 8 cups of oats, and the 4 cups of flour (12 cups total)not to mention the 2 cups of butter and 3.5 cups of sugars (all for one 13 x 9" pan, 24 servings), but proceeded with the recipe anyway. The results? I had an extremely dense and heavy oatmeal bar with a thin sliver of apricots. Of course we still ate it, which was pretty good after all, but I did receive some digs after taking it a work luncheon the next day. Maybe an Internet glitch caused the scaling to get out of proportion.

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Reviewed: Oct. 27, 2001

OMG these were soooooooooo good!!! they were the most addicting thing ive ever eaten! the crust was so nice and chewy and the middle was so flavourful! i used dates as well as apricots for the preserves, and also doubled just that layer because i found there wasnt quite enough when i spread it on to the base. everyone who tried these LOVED them and got addicted too! Eat with a glass of apple or orange juice as a great snack (because the crust can make you thirsty) or for desert, heat up with vanilla ice cream. mmmmmm... i seriously cant say enough about these! A MUST TRY!

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