Jam Oatmeal Bars
These delicious Easy Jam Oatmeal Bars are going to be your favourite new recipe. With a crisp, slightly chewy base, a sweet jam centre and a crispy crumble topping, they are a crowd-pleaser. They’re so simple! If you love a good, sweet treat that you can make in about a half hour, this recipe is for you. The hardest part is waiting for them to cool down once they’re baked!
Ingredients
- 1 cupall-purpose/plain flour (see note 1)
- 1 cupold-fashioned rolled oats (see note 2)
- ½ tspsea salt
- ½ tspbaking/bicarb soda
- ½ cupbutter - melted
- ⅓ cupbrown sugar
- 3 tspvanilla extract
- 1 cupraspberry jam - or jam of your choice (see note 3)
Directions
- 1
Preheat your oven to 175 Degrees C (350F).
- 2
Line a 20 x 20cm (8 x 8 inch) baking dish with non-stick baking paper. (Allow an overhang with the baking paper - it makes it easier when removing the slice!)
- 3
In a medium-sized bowl, add the flour, rolled oats, salt and baking soda. Mix well.
- 4
Melt your butter. Add this to another bowl, and combine with the vanilla and brown sugar.
- 5
Combine the contents of both bowls, and mix well.
- 6
Firmly press about 3/4 of the mixture into the tin. (You'll need to reserve about 100 g/a firmly packed 1/2 cup of the mixture).Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until a light golden brown.
- 7
Remove from the oven, and immediately spread over your jam. Crumble the remaining mixture, using your fingers, over the top of the jam.
- 8
Return to the oven, and bake for a further 10-15 minutes or until the topping is cooked through and a light golden brown.
- 9
Remove the bars from the oven, and allow them to cool for 30 minutes on your bench.
- 10
Put the slice in the fridge, and chill for a further 30 minutes or until completely cool. Cutting the bars while too warm will cause them to fall apart. Remove the slice from the tin, and cut the slice into squares.