Fruit and Oat Crumble Bars (Makes 18 Bars)
Prep Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

egg free
Ingredients
- 2 cups old fashioned oats
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons wheat germ
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 10 tablespoons butter
- 1/3 cup chopped nuts (I used almonds)
- 1/4 cup honey
- 2 cups apple butter or preserves
Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Place all the ingredients except the apple butter or preserves in a food processor.
3. Pulse until the ingredients are combined and oats and nuts are in small pieces.
4. Press all but 1 cup of the mixture into the bottom of a greased 9 x 9 inch pan lined with parchment paper.
5. Cover the oat mixture with apple butter or preserves.
6. Crumble the remaining 1 cup of oat mixture over the apple butter or preserves.
7. Bake for 30- 35 minutes.
8. Cool, use parchment paper to move bars to a cutting board and cut into bars.*
*For perfectly cut bars, refrigerate for an hour before cutting into squares.