Spiced Oatmeal Fig Bars
Warm winter spices mixed with apples, oatmeal and dried figs in a soft, chewy cookie bar.
Servings: 16 bars
Calories: 230kcal
Equipment
- 1 13 x 9 baking pan
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1/4 cup light brown sugar packed
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 2 eggs
- 2 cups regular oatmeal
- 1 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- 1 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
- 1 cup dried figs chopped
- 1/2 cup chopped walnuts toasted
- 1 Honeycrisp apple grated and squeezed dry (~1/2 cup)
Instructions
- Wash your hands and make sure all the equipment is clean and dry.
- Preheat oven to 350F. Butter a 13 x 9 baking pan and line with parchment paper.
- Cream butter and sugar for ~ 2 minutes, until light and fluffy.
- Add eggs to butter and sugar mixture, one at a time and beat until thoroughly combined.
- In a separate bowl, mix oatmeal, flour, baking powder, salt, and spices together. Toss chopped figs and walnuts in and mix thoroughly to coat them well. (this will help prevent them from sticking together and will distribute them more evenly throughout the finished bar.)
- Add grated apples to the butter, sugar and egg mixture and mix well.
- Gradually add the oatmeal and flour mixture and mix well to combine.
- Spread dough evenly in prepared baking pan.
- Bake in the middle of the preheated oven for 30 minutes or until browned and a toothpick pierced in the center comes out clean.
Nutrition
Serving: 1bar | Calories: 230kcal | Carbohydrates: 28g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 12g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Cholesterol: 50mg | Sodium: 60mg | Potassium: 140mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 12g | Calcium: 40mg | Iron: 1mg