"A Few of My Favorite Things" Oat Bars
Chewy cinnamon-oatmeal bars filled with pistachios and cranberries, then topped with a sweet icingSearch for the Ultimate Oatmeal Cookie Recipe Contest 2003 - Shirley, Bethlehem, PA, 1st Prize
Recipe Rating

10 ratings.
Time:
- Hands On: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes
Servings:
Makes 2 dozen bars (1 bar per serving)
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Ingredients
- PAMŪ Original No-Stick Cooking Spray
- 1 cup Blue BonnetŪ-stick, softened (1 cup = 2 sticks)
- 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
- 1 pkg (17.4 oz each) cinnamon swirl quick bread mix, divided
- 1/4 cup orange juice
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1-1/2 cups Quaker OatsŪ (quick-cooking or old-fashioned oats), uncooked
- 1/2 cup coarsely chopped pistachios
- 2/3 cup dried cranberries
Directions
- Preheat oven to 375°F. Spray 13x9-inch baking pan with cooking spray. Beat Blue Bonnet and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add contents of both the Flour pouch and clear Cinnamon Swirl packet; mix well. Blend in orange juice, egg and vanilla. Add oats, pistachios and cranberries; stir just until blended.
- Spread evenly into prepared pan.
- Bake 30 minutes, or until edges are golden brown and wooden pick inserted in center comes out with a few moist crumbs. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
- Knead reserved foil Glaze Packet 10 times. Cut tip off 1 corner of packet; squeeze glaze over dessert. Cut into 24 bars to serve.
Nutrition Facts
Amount per Serving
Calories
203
% Daily Value*
Total fat
15%
10 g
Saturated fat
10%
2 g
Cholesterol
3%
9 MG
Sodium
7%
169 MG
Carbohydrate
9%
28 g
Dietary fiber
4%
1 g
Sugars
2%
17 g
Protein
4%
2 g
Vitamin A
4%
Vitamin C
2%
Calcium
3%
Iron
5%
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet


