Fabulous Fig Bars

Name: Fabulous Fig Bars
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 30 min
Yield: 24 bars (about 2.5 x 2 inches)
Ingredients: 16 ounces stemmed, chopped dried figs; 1/2 cup chopped walnuts; 1/3 cup sugar; 1/4 cup orange juice (juice from 1/2 orange); 2 Tablespoons hot water; 1/2 cup margarine or butter, softened; 1 cup packed brown sugar; 1 large egg; 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour; 1/2 teaspoon baking soda; 1 1/4 cups old fashioned rolled oats

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Ingredients

16 ounces

stemmed, chopped dried figs

1⁄2 cup

chopped walnuts

1⁄3 cup

sugar

1⁄4 cup

orange juice (juice from 1/2 orange)

2 Tablespoons

hot water

1⁄2 cup

margarine or butter, softened

1 cup

packed brown sugar

large egg

1 1⁄2 cups

all-purpose flour

1⁄2 teaspoon

baking soda

1 1⁄4 cups

old fashioned rolled oats

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Lightly spray or oil a 9x13-inch baking pan.
Combine figs, walnuts, sugar, orange juice and hot water in a mixing bowl and set aside.
Mix together margarine and brown sugar until creamy. Add egg and mix until smooth.
Mix flour and baking soda. Stir into egg mixture. Blend in oats to make soft dough.
Reserve 1 cup of dough for topping. With floured fingertips, press the remaining dough into a thin layer on the bottom of baking pan.
Spread fig mixture evenly over the dough. Crumble reserved dough over top, allowing fig mixture to show.
Bake 30 minutes or until golden brown. Cool completely in baking pan. Cut into 24 bars (about 2.5 x 2 inches).

Prep time: 45 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Makes: 24 bars (about 2.5 x 2 inches)
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Last updated: 05/26/20

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1 Comments for "Fabulous Fig Bars"

Submitted by walscaro on Sat, 04/18/2020 - 13:44

These bars are fabulous! I love figs and will definitely make them again. Other recipes for fig bars have looked too involved, but this recipe is super simpleto make. Next time I will try them with whole wheat flour and a tad less sugar because the figs were pretty sweet on their own. Thanks!

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