Four Layer Oatmeal Bars
Prep Time: 45 min
Cook Time: 40 Min
Serves 20 Servings
Difficulty Easy
Ingredients
- OAT LAYER
- 1/2 C. Crisco® Butter Flavor All-Vegetable Shortening
- 1 large egg
- 1 1/2 C. McCann’s® Quick Cooking Rolled Irish Oats
- 1 C. firmly packed brown sugar
- 3/4 C. all-purpose flour
- 1 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Saigon Cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp. Clabber Girl® Baking Soda
- 1/4 tsp. salt
- FRUIT LAYER
- 1 1/2 C. sliced, peeled fresh peaches
- 3/4 C. crushed pineapple
- 3/4 C. sliced, peeled Granny Smith apples
- 1/2 C. chopped walnuts or pecans
- 1/4 C. granulated sugar
- 2 Tbsp. Clabber Girl® Corn Starch
- 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Ground Nutmeg
- CREAM CHEESE LAYER
- 1 (8 oz.) pkg. cream cheese
- 1 large egg
- 1/4 C. granulated sugar
- 1/2 tsp. fresh lemon juice
- 1/2 tsp. Spice Islands® Pure Vanilla Extract
Directions
- HEAT oven to 350ºF. Spray a 13 x 9-inch baking pan with no-stick cooking spray.
- COMBINE shortening and egg in large bowl; stir with fork until blended. Add oats, brown sugar, flour, cinnamon, baking soda and salt. Stir until well blended crumbs form. Press 1 3/4 C. of crumb mixture lightly into bottom of prepared dish; reserve remaining crumbs.
- BAKE 10 minutes. Cool completely.
- COMBINE peaches, pineapple with juice, apple, nuts, sugar, corn starch and nutmeg in medium saucepan; cook and stir over medium heat until mixture comes to a boil and thickens. Cool completely.
- INCREASE oven temperature to 375ºF.
- COMBINE cream cheese, egg, sugar, lemon juice and vanilla in bowl of electric mixer; beat at medium speed until well blended. Spread over cooled oat layer. Spoon cooled fruit mixture over cheese layer. Spread gently to cover cream cheese. Sprinkle reserved crumbs over fruit.
- BAKE 30 minutes. Cool to room temperature. Refrigerate until firm, about 1 hour. Cut into 2 x 1 3/4-inch bars.
