Apple Spice Oat Bars

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We have an intern leaving us tomorrow and as a farewell I wanted to bake her a special treat. I used my Grandpa Harper’s Dehydrated Apples and my apple butter recipe. This recipe bakes really nice and is full of flavor!

Ingredients:
2/3 cup chopped dehydrated apples
1/3 cup chopped raisins
1 cup slivered almonds toasted
2 1/2 cup old fashion oats (not quick oats)
1 tsp ground Vietnamese cinnamon
1/2 tsp Mexican vanilla
1/3 cup agave nectar
1/4 cup honey
3/4 cup apple butter
1/4 cup creamy peanut butter

This recipe yields: 12 bars

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Line an 8 by 8 inch Pyrex glass dish with foil. Spray with cooking spray.

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Mix wet ingredients in a bowl ( apple butter, honey, agave nectar, vanilla, peanut butter) and cinnamon.

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Mix until incorporated.

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Add oats to liquid batter and fold.

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Now add almond slivers, apples, and raisins.

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Fold in almonds, raisins, and apples mix by hand with spatula until all ingredients are spread evenly throughout.

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Pour batter into foil lined and cooking sprayed 8 by 8 inch baking dish. Pat down the batter to make uniform and level so that the bars will bake evenly.

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Bake on 325 degrees for 25 minutes and place in freezer to cool for at least one hour.

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Remove the bars using the foil (which makes this job a lot easier than trying to cut in the pan.

Cut into 12 bars and enjoy!

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