Oatmeal Coconut Raspberry Bars

Raspberry jam sandwiched between a oatmeal coconut crust and an oatmeal coconut streusel!

https://www.cutoutandkeep.net/projects/oatmeal-coconut-raspberry-bars • Posted by Amanda H.

You will need

1 tsp Salt Oats 1 cup All Purpose Flour 1 cup Old Fashioned Rolled Oats 12 oz Seedless Raspberry Jam stirred to loosen

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1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Line a 9×13 inch baking pan with parchment so that the parchment runs up the sides of the pan. Butter parchment.

2. Spread 3/4 cup coconut evenly on a baking sheet and toast in middle of oven, checking every 2 minutes and stirring, until golden, about 8 minutes, then cool.

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   Blend together flour, sugar, and salt in a food processor, then add butter and blend until a dough begins to form. Transfer to a bowl and knead in oats and toasted coconut until combined well.

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   Reserve 3/4 cup dough, then press remainder evenly into bottom of prepared baking pan and spread jam over it. Crumble reserved dough evenly over jam, then sprinkle with remaining 3/4 cup (untoasted) coconut.

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   Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack. Lift out in 1 piece using the parchment as handles and transfer to a cutting board. Cut into bars.