Reviewed: Mar. 21, 2012

This was a tasty recipe my only recomendation is once you place the base onto the bottom of the pan, to bake in a preheated oven about 5-7min or just before the crust starts to completely brown. it helps the crust set up better and easier to take out of the pan for cutting. I used preserves since I had no jam on hand.. the bars were still tasty but gooey and didn't set as nicely. I added about 1/4 cup o add'l walnuts for added flavor. great recipe i'll do again!

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hasani21

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Tacoma, Washington, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 27, 2011

this is now my go-to recipe for bars. i've used leftover jam, my sister's homemade apple butter, my leftover thanksgiving cranberry sauce... if you have a sauce or spread, you can sandwich it into this recipe and be totally happy.

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SPADOOKY

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: San Jose, California, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 4, 2011

Taste was good, but I agree with the other reviewers that there was too much crumble. Perhaps reducing the amount of oats would help, as 1 1/2 cups seems way too much for the amount of dough you save for the topping. You couldn't eat these like a bar because the crumble all fell off. Also, they seemed too thin, and I will try it with a 9x9 pan next time.

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Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Los Angeles, California, USA

Living In: Roswell, Georgia, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2011

I thought these looked awesome when they came out. I was so excited! Sadly, they weren't very popular and only a couple were eaten. There was just something missing from the recipe. Not sure, but I wasn't a fan.

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princesa97

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jun. 7, 2010

These are delicious and so pretty! I have to give it four stars only because I found that there was too much topping in the recipe as written; I sprinkled the topping over the raspberry preserves until I covered but still had about 1/4 cup of topping left over. The flavor, however, is so nice and the bars are chewy (which is just as I like them to be). Thank you for sharing Stacey :)

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collegechef08

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: College Park, Maryland, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2010

I like these, my hubby not so much. They were easy to make. Only problem I had was that all the oatmeal topping fell off. Thanks.

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Leslie

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: La Crescenta, California, USA

Living In: Sunland, California, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 16, 2009

this recipe is exeptional. I added 1 cup of coconut and omitted the nuts bc i didnt have them. I also added alittle more jam to the middle, maybe a cup of jam used over all, just so it was a little bit more moist in the middle. i will use this time and time again. thanks

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candacewyscaver

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Living In: Powell River, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Oct. 18, 2009

Delicious, used fresh raspberries.

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illtryit

Reviewed: Sep. 20, 2009

Everyone really liked these. A few things I would change for next time: I would make the bottom layer mixture less dry, and I would make more of it.

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Celeste

Reviewed: Sep. 9, 2009

These were simple to make. I used additional raspberry jam because it didn't seem like much when I spread it but then all the flavor was from the jam. They were good though.

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