Fabulous Fig Bars

Homemade Fabulous Fig Bars are easy, healthy, and better than anything you can buy in the store. This recipe is great on the go and has sweet, nutty flavors.

Course Snack

Keyword All-Purpose Flour, Baking Soda, Brown Sugar, Butter, Figs, Orange Juice, Rolled Oats, Sugar, Walnuts

Cooking Method Oven

Prep Time 30

Cook Time 45

Total Time 1 15

Calories 206kcal

Author MyPlate.gov

Equipment

Oven
Baking Dish 9x13

Ingredients

3 cups Dried Figs 16 ounces, chopped
½ cup Walnuts Chopped
⅓ cup Sugar
¼ cup Orange Juice Half of an orange
1 cup Brown Sugar Packed
1 Egg Large
1½ cups All-Purpose Flour
1¼ cups Rolled Oats

Instructions

Wash hands with soap and water.
Preheat oven to 350 °F. Lightly grease a 9x13 inch baking pan.
Combine figs, walnuts, sugar, orange juice, and hot water in a mixing bowl and set aside.
Mix together margarine or butter 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 the 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 1/2 x 2 inches).

Notes

No dried figs? Use 3 cups chopped fresh figs. Omit the hot water and orange juice, but add 1 teaspoon lemon or orange zest (grate the outer colored part of the peel).
Margarine used for nutrition and cost analysis.

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