This apricot oatmeal bars recipe is great as a pick-me-up during the middle of the day. Spike it with orange-flavored liqueur for an added buzz if you like.

How To Make Apricot Oatmeal Bars
Ingredients
- 2 cups Quaker Oats
- 2 cups ground almonds , or pecans, divided
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp salt , optional
- 1 ½ cup butter, softened
- 1 ½ cup powdered sugar, plus 1 tbsp for topping
- 4 egg yolks , or 2 eggs, lightly beaten
- 2 tsp vanilla
- 1/2 tsp almond extract
- 18 oz apricot preserves
- 1 cup dried apricots, finely chopped
- 2 tbsp orange-flavored liqueur, optional
Instructions
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Heat oven to 350°F. Lightly grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan.
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In a medium-sized bowl, combine oats, 1.5 cups ground almonds, flour and salt, mixing well. Set aside.
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In a large bowl, beat butter and 1.5 cups powdered sugar until creamy. Add egg yolks, vanilla and almond extract, beating well. Stir in oat mixture and mix well.
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Reserve 1 â…“ cups of this mixture, put in a small bowl and set aside.
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Spread the rest of the oat mixture on the bottom of the prepared pan. Bake for 13 to 15 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool for 10 minutes on a wire rack.
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In a small bowl, combine preserves, apricots and liqueur (optional), mixing well. Spread evenly over the partially baked base.
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Add remaining ground almonds to the reserved oat mixture and mix well. Drop by 1/4 teaspoonfuls evenly over the apricot mixture.
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Bake 30 to 35 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely in pan on wire rack.
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Sprinkle with 1 tbsp powdered sugar. Cut into bars and store tightly covered until ready to eat.
Nutrition
- Sugar: 10g
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- Calcium: 17mg
- Calories: 144kcal
- Carbohydrates: 16g
- Cholesterol: 32mg
- Fat: 9g
- Fiber: 1g
- Iron: 1mg
- Potassium: 46mg
- Protein: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Sodium: 30mg
- Vitamin A: 318IU
- Vitamin C: 1mg
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