Strawberry oatmeal bars are a snap to put together and bake in 30 minutes or less. They feature a light sweetness from coconut, nuttiness from quick oats, and of course, delicious strawberry flavor from preserves.
Course: Dessert
Keyword: bar cookies, coconut, easy dessert, quick bar cookie, quick dessert, quick oats, strawberry, strawberry preserves, vanilla
Ingredients
3/4cupbuttermelted
3teaspoonsvanilla
1 1/4cupsflour
1 1/4cupsquick oats
1/2cupsugar
1/2teaspoonbaking powder
1/4teaspoonsalt
1cupstrawberry preservesor flavor of your choice
1/2cupsweetened shredded coconut
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
In a microwave-safe mixing bowl, melt the butter. Dump in the vanilla, flour, oats, sugar, baking powder and salt and mix well until everything is completely combined.
Add all but one cup of the mixture to a nine-by-13-inch baking pan (you don’t need to grease it). Press it down evenly over the bottom of the pan.
Spoon the preserves over the top, spreading it out evenly.
Stir the shredded coconut into the remaining cup of crumbs, and loosely sprinkle the crumb/coconut mixture evenly over top of the preserves layer.
Bake for 25 to 30 minutes or until the top is nicely browned. Let the bars cool completely before cutting, and store them in an airtight container.