Description

What a wonderful recipe to make for breakfast, dessert or snack. It has a delicious crumble topping on a soft but chewy oatmeal raspberry bar. Yum!

Ingredients

• 1 stick unsalted butter, melted
• 1/2 c. sugar
• 1/4 c. light brown sugar, packed
• 1 t. vanilla extract
• 1 c. all-purpose flour
• 3/4 c. old-fashioned whole-rolled oats (NOT quick cook or instant, they’re too fine- act like flour -will make mixture dry)
• pinch salt, to taste, optional
• about 12 oz. raspberry preserves (with seeds or seedless, if preferred)

Steps

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line an 8-inch square pan with aluminum foil; spray with non-stick cooking spray; set aside.
2. In a large, microwave-safe bowl, add butter; heat on high to melt, about 1 minute. Add both sugars and vanilla; whisk to combine.
3. Add flour, oats and salt; stir to combine. Mixture will have some larger, well-formed crumble pieces as well as some sandier, dryer bits. Set 1 heaping c. mixture aside for us later as crumble topping.