Reviewed: Jun. 5, 2008

Fantastic and Easy

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Reviewed: May 12, 2008

These taste nice, but look rather flat and dull. I followed the recipe and used raspberry jam, but these are average. Not sure I'd make these again, although perhaps following some of the other reviewers' suggestions may help.

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Reviewed: Apr. 20, 2008

My family loved these. I used date filling. I modified this recipe to make a little healthier and used 1/2 wheat flour and 1/2 cup homemade apple butter(you can use applesauce as well) and only 1/4 cup butter. They turned out chewy and great flavor. I agree with previous reviewer, the mix was not enough for a 9x13 pan but was just right for a square pan. I'm still giving 5 stars because the recipe itself was perfect.

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CookinCrystal

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Atlanta, Illinois, USA Living In: Dunlap, Illinois, USA
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Reviewed: Apr. 14, 2008

Yeah..I did several changes for this recipe. Such as, reduce the sugar (i use only brown sugar), I use 85:15 ratio for Applesauce : Butter than using the full butter recipe. Also multiply the recipe 1,5 times since the crumble dough of the original recipe only enough for the base. So, i made half recipe more for the top crumble. Additional cinnamon powder also added here to enrich the spice of the this chewy non gooey cookie bars. I suggest this marvelously fruit bar eaten cold rather than warm with companion of cinnamon ice cream...Heeemmmm, FANTASTIC!!

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My Pot Luck

	Cooking Level: Expert Living In: Jakarta, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
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Reviewed: Mar. 31, 2008

These tasted pretty good, but were much flatter than I would have liked. My husband wasn't crazy about them.

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CANDYLAND7

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Las Cruces, New Mexico, USA Living In: Peoria, Arizona, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2008

I went on trufflebun's tips, and it turned out wonderful.

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Shields, N.

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Indianapolis, Indiana, USA Living In: Tsubame, Niigata, Japan
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Reviewed: Jan. 21, 2008

These were so simple to make, required no eggs, and used up some jam that wasn't getting used otherwise. Nice flavor, sweet, and made a lot of bars. They were a bit on the dry side though.

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ILove2Ck

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA Living In: Corpus Christi, Texas, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 6, 2008

I found these okay but a little dry. I doubled the butter, melted completely. My favorite filling is an apple butter/applesauce mix with pumpkin spice added (however much you like). I also add about a fourth cup dry oats to the top layer mix and make sort of crumbly.

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Reviewed: Sep. 21, 2007

I had and lost a different recipe for oatmeal fruit bars, but this one seems a pretty close match. My old recipe said to press the crumb mixture into the pan and bake for about 10 minutes until golden brown, prior to adding the preserves. A great recipe -- I love to take these cookies as snacks for hiking.

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corsi

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Living In: Berkeley, California, USA
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Reviewed: Sep. 1, 2007

Soooo easy the kids even helped. Boy did they gobble these up. The sounds of mmmmm went on for several minutes. This is a keeper, easy and yummy; you can't go wrong! Bye the way, be sure to let them cool all the way before you cut them.

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Sharon K.


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Reviewed: Aug. 29, 2007

I had raspberry, strawberry and apricot jams that needed to be finished off, so I tried this recipe. It came out a little crumbly, so I decided to cut them in squares and wrapped them in plastic wrap and put them in the freezer. They taste great out of the freezer, the jam is chewy. I also added walnuts to the oat mixture which is really good too. Good recipe if you need to use up extra jam!

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Rhonda

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Reviewed: Mar. 10, 2007

This is the 2nd time I've tried this recipe. The first time, they turned out flat,crumbly and the fruit was rubbery. The next time, I doulbed the recipe, used seedless jam, and put about 1-2 tsp of evaporated milk into the oat mixture. It was much easier to press into pan, yet still able to crumble on the top. Much more flavorful. So simple and quick to make I have to keep the recipe!! Thanks!

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Alexis T.

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Portsmouth, Virginia, USA
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Reviewed: Feb. 20, 2007

This is our favorite bar cookie. We've tried many types of fruit, and apricot is our favorite. To make a breakfast oatmeal bar, I double everything except the sugar and jam, which makes a bar that is less sweet.

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GARRIDANN

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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2007

These bars are so yummy! I made them with 5 different types of jam! My sis loved them!

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Dancing Princess

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Walnut Creek, California, USA Living In: San Francisco, California, USA
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Reviewed: May 31, 2006

This recipe is simple and easy to prepare but everyone who tastes these bars is really impressed by them. It's great, especially for someone who is just learning to bake (like me).

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beccamt

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Reviewed: May 25, 2006

Good taste, but crumbly. I won't be making again. Thanks anyway.

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KATEFOODFUN

	Cooking Level: Intermediate Home Town: Alexandria, Virginia, USA Living In: High Point, North Carolina, USA
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Reviewed: May 18, 2006

This is a GREAT recipe, and about as easy and foolproof as it gets. I made them for a pot-luck and they were delicious, and I would most definitely suggest using raspberry jam.

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KatyaKatya

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Reviewed: Mar. 9, 2006

After trying these bars many different ways, this is the modified version we liked best: Combine all dry ingredients first, then cut in butter with 2 knives as for pie dough. Press with fingers to form a solid mass. Use seedless fruit only preserves for filling. Bake in an 8X8-inch pan lined with buttered foil. Increase baking time by 5 minutes. Serve with vanilla ice cream. This is our personal favorite, but any way you make them, they're great!

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trufflebun

	Cooking Level: Expert Home Town: Warrenton, Oregon, USA Living In: Santa Barbara, California, USA
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Reviewed: Jan. 12, 2006

This is super easy and my kids love it! Instead of spreading the jam on I stirred the jam up a good bit before then kinda drizzled over the bottom layer. After I put the top layer on I gently pushed the jam around a little more and it was Perfect! Thanks for the recipe!

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