- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1 cup quick-cooking oats
- 1 cup puffed rice cereal (preferably brown rice)
- 1 cup chopped pecans
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon baking powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup (½ stick) butter, softened
- ¼ cup vegetable oil
- 1/3 cup packed brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 (10-ounce) jar of cherry all-fruit spread
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Yummy Recipes
Kids can grab these bars for a quick, nutritious breakfast on-the-go. Oats and puffed rice are combined with crunchy pecans to create dough that works as a cookie-like bottom and a crumbly top. A layer of cherry fruit spread in between adds some fresh, fruity flavor and a pop of color.
Ingredients
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 9-inch square baking pan.
- Combine flour, oats, puffed rice, pecans, cinnamon, baking powder and salt in a medium bowl.
- Using an electric mixer, beat butter, oil, sugar and vanilla in a large bowl until well-blended and creamy. Add dry ingredients and mix until moistened and a crumbly dough forms. Reserve 1 ½ cups of the dough for the topping.
- Press remaining dough evenly into the bottom of the pan.
- Spread the fruit spread evenly over the dough in the pan. Sprinkle reserved dough mixture over the top, leaving some areas uncovered.
- Gently press down to adhere the topping to the fruit layer. Bake for 30 minutes or until deep golden.
- Cool for 15 minutes. Slice into 12 bars.
Used with permission. Recipe by James Boyce, “Relish Cooking with Kids,” August 2006. Visit www.relishmag.com for more.
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