Warm Oatmeal Fig Bars (with jam)
Looking for the perfect on-the-go breakfast bar or easy dessert for lunch? These oatmeal fig bars, made with a whole jar of store-bought jam, are so simple to make with oatmeal, butter and brown sugar. You'll be gettin' figgy with it.
Servings 12
Ingredients
- ½ cup unsalted butter softened at room temp
- 1 ¼ cup brown sugar, packed
- 2 eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2 C oatmeal I used old-fashioned oats, not steel cut or quick cooking.
- 1 ½ C flour all purpose
- 1 tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp salt *see note below if doubling
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1 jar Fig butter or jam 11 oz or 1 ⅓ cup approx *see note below
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Grease or lightly spray a 9" square baking pan.
- Cream butter in mixer until creamy.1/2 cup unsalted butter
- Add brown sugar to butter and mix until lightened and well blended, about 2 minutes.1 1/4 cup brown sugar, packed
- Add eggs, one at a time, until incorporated.2 eggs
- Add vanilla to mixer.1 tsp vanilla
- Combine next 5 ingredients in a medium bowl and lightly stir with a fork.2 C oatmeal, 1 1/2 C flour, 1 tsp baking soda, 1 tsp salt, 1 tsp cinnamon
- Add dry ingredients into mixing bowl and mix on low until worked in completely.
- Pat 2/3 of mixture into bottom of prepared pan. If needed, use a piece of parchment paper sprayed with cooking spray to help spread it evenly in the pan as the dough will be somewhat sticky.
- Spread contents of entire jar of fig butter evenly over crust.1 jar Fig butter or jam
- Place (plop!) the remaining crust over the fig jam and lightly press down.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes, checking for a golden color on top.
- Remove from oven and cool before cutting into bars.
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Notes
- Use your favorite jam or fruit butter flavor- even homemade works.
- Stonewall Kitchen makes a fab Fig and Ginger Jam that I've used many times here. Use the whole jar per the recipe above.
