Apple Butter Cinnamon Bars with Oatmeal Crumble
 
 
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Serves: Makes 16 bars
Ingredients
  • 1 cup all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup old-fashioned oatmeal
  • ¾ cup light brown sugar
  • ¼ teaspoon salt
  • 1 stick (8 tablespoons) butter, melted
  • 1 cup apple butter
  • ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
Instructions
  1. Adjust oven rack to lower-middle position, and heat oven to 350 degrees. Coat an 8- by 8-inch baking pan with vegetable cooking spray, then line pan bottom and up and over 2 sides with heavy-duty foil to facilitate removal of bars from pan. Coat foil with vegetable cooking spray.
  2. Mix flour, oatmeal, sugar, and salt in a medium bowl. Stir in butter with a fork until well mixed and clumps form. Spread half the oatmeal mixture over pan bottom and up the sides about ¼ inch, pressing to form a thin crust. Mix apple butter and cinnamon in a small bowl; spread mixture over crust and then sprinkle remaining oatmeal mixture over apple mixture.
  3. Bake until crisp and golden brown, 35 to 40 minutes. Set on a wire rack and cool to room temperature. Use foil “handles” to remove bars from pan. (Can be double wrapped and frozen for several months.). Cut into squares and serve.
Recipe by Three Many Cooks at https://threemanycooks.com/recipes/sweet-treats/apple-butter-cinnamon-bars-with-oatmeal-crumble/