Apricot Oatmeal Coconut Bars

(recipe courtesy of athlEAT MOM)


Ingredients

• ¾ c margarine (I used half butter)
• 1 ½ tsp baking powder
• ¼ c oatmeal
• 2 tsp cinnamon (I used 1 tsp)
• 1 ¼ c flour
• 1 c apricot preserves (or peach, fig, anything!)
• ½ c sugar
• ¾ c coconut

Directions

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Melt butter in a 13 x 9” pan in oven while it is pre-heating.
3. Cool and stir in the oats, flour, sugar, baking powder and cinnamon directly in same pan
4. Reserve ½ cup of this crumb mixture in separate bowl
5. Firmly press remaining mixture in the pan
6. Spread fruit preserves to within ½” of edges
7. Sprinkle with reserved crumbs and coconut
8. Bake 25 minutes
9. Cool, cut into bars

ENJOY!