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Ryan's Berry Bars Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
2 cups old fashioned oats
1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 cup sugar
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. baking powder
1/4 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
3/4 cup butter
1 cup low sugar blueberry preserves
1/2 cup spinach puree
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 375º. Coat an 8x8 inch baking pan with cooking spray. In a large bowl combine the oats, flour, sugar, cinnamon, baking powder, salt, and vanilla extract, and stir to mix well. Add the butter and cut it quickly into the dry ingredients with two knives until the mixture resembles coarse meal and is no longer powdery. Do not overmix - bits of butter will still be visible. Set aside about half of the oat mixture, press the rest of it firmly into the baking pan. Bake until lightly browned at the edges (but not fully baked), 13 to 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix the preserves with the spinach puree in a small bowl. Spread the blueberry mixture over the partially baked oat layer, then sprinkle with the reserved oat mixture. Bake until the topping is slightly browned, 20 to 25 minutes. Let bars cool completely before cutting.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
You can use any type of berry preserve for these bars. I use baby food spinach when I make this recipe. You can also substitute apple sauce or any other pureed fruit or vegetable instead of the spinach. Is it important to let these bars cool completely before serving.

 

 

 

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