Reviewed: May 1, 2010

I made this using quick oats, 1/2 t. salt, and seedless raspberry jam. I used non-stick foil to line my baking dish and left foil extensions. Once cooled, I could just lift it out of the pan. That made for nice clean cuts. I didn’t want to fully cover the top with the oat mixture because I wanted some of the raspberry jam to show through. So I didn’t use the entire amount of oat mixture on top, and would cut back on that next time by about 25%. These were very good and to jazz them up a bit, I drizzled Vanilla Glaze, also from this site, over the top. I took these to a gathering and was asked for the recipe.

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bellepepper

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Upper Arlington, Ohio, USA

Living In: Dublin, Ohio, USA

Reviewed: Apr. 23, 2010

These were so easy and so good! I used fresh raspberries that I had frozen last summer, instead of the jam, but they turned out great! I will definitely make these again and again!

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Steph

Reviewed: Apr. 9, 2010

Delicious. My Boyfriend who dislikes sweets give this two thumbs up. I played with the constancy a bit-adding applesauce and molasses/omitting oils. Watch it in the oven though cause my gas oven browned the sides too much and I checked it literally two minutes prior.

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whereiroamishome

Reviewed: Mar. 24, 2010

Great bars - Very easy to make. Plenty of the oat mixture to add on the top. I left a 1/4 Inch edge around the base where I didn't spread the jam, read how for others the jam had burnt and made them difficult to remove from the pan. Next time I think I will press down the oats on top rather than just sprinkle, as most of mine did flake off when removing from the pan.

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TheBritishBaker

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, U.K.

Living In: Naperville, Illinois, USA

Reviewed: Mar. 14, 2010

Yummy! I just made a few modifications and added toasted coconut and white chocolate shavings to jam mixture. These are dangerous- everyone eats them up until they're gone!

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CarlynCanCook

Reviewed: Mar. 11, 2010

These are awesome! I didn't have raspberry preserves, so I used strawberry jam. Other than that, I followed the recipe exactly. I will definitely be making these again!

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catenkysmom

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Mar. 8, 2010

Im 16 and on my way to be a better cook. i made these, and they were simple but they were so good (: the only thing i found was a problem is pressing it down in the pan and i didnt have quite enough for the top.

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matt94

Reviewed: Mar. 2, 2010

Deeeelish!! I used some home-made blueberry jam. WOW, what a hit! I t was gone that day. It was so easy to make that I decided to make another one the next day. I used strawberry jam and it was still very very good. I want to try it with all the different flavored jams!! Thanks for the GREAT Recipe!!

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Lissa

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: San Diego, California, USA

Reviewed: Feb. 13, 2010

Good tasting, but mine came out like a crumble instead of a bar. So many reviewers said this was simple and yet somehow I messed it up???

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NBONO

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2010

I used olallieberry preserves from Berkeley Bowl because I had it around. Very tasty and flavorful bars, but I did think they were too greasy and a bit too salty. I would cut down on the butter and use applesauce in place of some of the butter.

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