Power Bars

By Hklbrries

Ingredients

• Crust:
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup butter or margarine, softened
• 1 tbsp vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup rolled oats
• 3/4 cup finely chopped almonds, walnuts or pistachios
• Topping:
• 3 tbsp butter or margarine, softened
• 3 tbsp brown sugar
• 6 tbsp flour
• 6 tbsp frozen orange juice concentrate
• 1 cup dark seedless raisins
• 1 cup dried apricot halves, slivered
• 1 cup whole pistachios, slivered almonds or coarsely chopped walnuts

Details

Servings 15

Preparation

Step 1

For crust, combine sugar, butter, and vanilla; beat well. Mix in flour, oats and chopped nuts until crumbly and moist. Lightly press into bottom of 10-by-15-inch pan. Bake at 350 F for 13 minutes.

For fruit layer, beat butter with sugar. Mix in flour and orange juice concentrate, then fruit and nuts. Spread fruit layer on crust, distributing evenly to edges. Return to oven to bake 15 minutes longer or until crust looks golden at edges and fruit is glossy. Cool, then cut into squares. If desired, wrap bars individually and freeze.