Banana Oatmeal Bars

32
Servings
15 min
Preparation Time
30 min
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Our recipe for Banana Oatmeal Bars is a chewy make ahead dessert or snack made with fun and flavorful ingredients. Along with bananas, these oatmeal bars are made with orange juice to add a bit of tang.

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Ingredients

1 cup chopped banana (about 2 medium)
2/3 cup Tropicana® or Dole ® orange juice*
1 ½ tsp apple pie spice or ground cinnamon, divided
1 ¾ cups whole wheat flour or all-purpose flour
1 ½ cups Quaker® Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
1/2 lb (2 sticks) margarine or butter, softened
1 cup firmly packed brown sugar

*If using old fashioned oats, decrease orange juice to 1/2 cup.

Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F.
In medium bowl, combine dried fruit, banana, orange juice and 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine flour, oats and remaining 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice; mix well.
In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar together with electric mixer until creamy.
Add oat mixture; beat until crumbly.
Reserve 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
Press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
Spread fruit evenly over crust to within 1/4-inch of edge.
Add nuts to reserved oat mixture; mix well.
Sprinkle evenly over fruit; pat down lightly.
Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely; cut into bars.
Store loosely covered.

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Quaker® Oats-Old Fashioned

Quaker® Oats-Quick 1 - Minute Oats

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Cooking Instructions

Heat oven to 375°F.
In medium bowl, combine dried fruit, banana, orange juice and 1 teaspoon of apple pie spice; set aside.
In medium bowl, combine flour, oats and remaining 1/2 teaspoon apple pie spice; mix well.
In large bowl, beat margarine and sugar together with electric mixer until creamy.
Add oat mixture; beat until crumbly.
Reserve 3/4 cup mixture for topping.
Press remaining oat mixture onto bottom of 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
Bake 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown.
Spread fruit evenly over crust to within 1/4-inch of edge.
Add nuts to reserved oat mixture; mix well.
Sprinkle evenly over fruit; pat down lightly.
Bake 16 to 20 minutes or until golden brown.
Cool completely; cut into bars.
Store loosely covered.