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Apricot Jumbles
A simple recipe with big results. These buttery brown sugar layer bars are packed with oats and apricot preserves. It’s an easy one-bowl recipe that everyone loves!
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Author:
Lindsay Nathanson
Prep Time
15
minutes
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Cook Time
45
minutes
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Resting Time
45
minutes
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Total Time
1
hour
hr
45
minutes
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Course
Breakfast, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine
American
Servings
16
Equipment
9x13" Baking Pan
Large Bowl
Ingredients
1x
2x
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2 1/4
sticks
Unsalted butter, melted (255g)
2
cups
All-Purpose Flour (250g)
2
cups
Quick Cooking Oats (160g)
1 1/2
cups
Light Brown Sugar, packed(300g)
1
teaspoon
baking soda
1/2
teaspoon
salt
10
oz
Apricot Jam (283g)
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Instructions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a 9 x 13" baking pan with parchment.
Combine the dry ingredients in a medium bowl.
Add melted butter. Mix until combined or mixture is a crumbley texture.
Evenly spread half of the mixture into the bottom of the baking pan. Press down on the mixture to create one even, flat layer.
Place pan in the oven. Bake for 10-12 minutes or until the edges start to brown.
Take pan out of the oven and immedietly spread dollops of apricot jam around the entire oatmeal layer. Let dollops sit for 2 minutes.
With a knife or offset spatula, spread dollops into one even layer.
Spread the other half of the oatmeal mixture in an even layer over the apricot jam. Press down on the top oatmeal layer so it is packed in.
Bake for another 25-30 minutes.
Take bars out of the oven and let them sit to cool for 45 minuites.