Baking: Cakes, Cookies, Muffins: Oaty Apricot Bars

Yummy bars that make a great mid-afternoon or after-school snack.

Author: CalorieKing
Date: July 11, 2013

Serves: 24 person(s)
Yield: 24 x bars

Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cooking Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

3 cup rolled oats
1 cup finely diced dried apricots
3/4 cup powdered sugar substitute *
1/3 cup sliced almonds
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1/4 cup water
1/2 cup low-fat apricot yogurt
1/4 cup light margarine, melted
1 Tbsp sesame seeds

Directions:

Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine oats, apricots, sugar, almonds, and cinnamon in a bowl.

In a separate bowl, combine water, yogurt and margarine, then fold into oat mixture.

Press mixture into a lined baking pan, sprinkle with the sesame seeds and mark into 24 bars. Bake in preheated oven for 20 minutes or until crispy and golden brown. Cool in pan and slice.

Variations:

* Can replace 3/4 cup sugar for sugar substitute.

Suggestion is not included in the nutritional analysis.