Recipe: Raspberry-Fig Breakfast Bars

Raspberry-Fig Breakfast Bars (and Fig Puree')
recipelink.com Chat Room Recipe Swap - 2001-09-02
From: Kelly~WA
Source: The California Fig Advisory Board
Yield: 36

FIG PUREE
1 1/2 cups California dried figs (coarsely chopped)
1 cup water
2 tbsp honey

BREAKFAST BARS
4 1/2 cups flour
3 tsp baking powder
3 cups brown sugar
4 1/2 cups oats
1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 1/2 cups fig puree'
8 oz raspberry jam

FIG PUREE:
Combine figs, water and honey in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat, and simmer 20 minutes or until softened. Using knife blade in food processor bowl; add fig mixture. Process 10 seconds or until smooth.

Preheat oven to 250 F. Mix all ingredients except jam. Form into "crumbs". Press half of mixture into pan sprayed with PAM. Spread jam on crumb crust. Form top layer with remaining mixture. Bake 50-60 minutes.

Nutritional Information: Calories 163, Fat 4.77 g, Protein 2.32 g, Calcium 22 mg, Fiber 1.06 g, Iron 1.1 mg, Potassium 82.7 mg, Sodium 64.8 mg