Crust:
1 cup Quaker® Oats (quick OR old fashioned, uncooked)
3/4 cup all-purpose flour
1/3 cup firmly packed brown sugar
1/4 cup chopped nuts (optional)
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon salt (optional)
5 tablespoons plus 1 teaspoon stick margarine OR butter, melted
Fruit Topping:
2 cups blueberries, raspberries OR sliced strawberries
1/2 cup strawberry preserves
Heat oven to 350°F.
Lightly spray 13 x 9-inch metal baking pan with cooking spray.
For crust, combine oats,
flour, brown sugar, nuts, baking soda and salt in large bowl;
mix well. Add margarine; mix until crumbly. Press oat mixture
onto bottom of pan.
Bake 10 minutes or until
golden brown. Cool completely on wire rack.
For filling, beat together
cream cheese, granulated sugar and flour with electric mixer
in large bowl until creamy. Add eggs and vanilla; beat well.
Pour over crust, spreading evenly. Bake 20 to 25 minutes or until
set. Cool completely; chill.
For topping, combine blueberries
and preserves in medium bowl. To serve, cut into bars; top with
fruit. Store tightly covered in refrigerator.
Makes 24 bars.
Nutritional Information:
1 bar: Calories 180, Calories From Fat 90, Total Fat 10g, Saturated
Fat 5g, Cholesterol 40mg, Sodium 105mg, Total Carbohydrates 22g,
Dietary Fiber less than 1g, Protein 3g.
Recipe provided courtesy
of The Quaker Oats Company.
