Baked Oatmeal Apple Bars

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/3 cups oatmeal
• 1/3 cup grape-nuts cereal
• 1/3 cup oat-bran cereal
• 1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup skim milk
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 1/2 cup unsweetened applesauce
• 1 apple, peeled, cored and chopped (granny smith works great!)
• 1/4 cup splenda sugar substitute
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 1/3 cup pecans, chopped or 1/3 cup raisins

Recipe

• 1 heat oven to 350 degrees.
• 2 lightly coat 8" baking pan with cooking spray.
• 3 toss chopped apple with 1/2 of the cinnamon and set aside.
• 4 combine all wet ingredients.
• 5 in a separate bowl, toss together the dry ingredients. stir in the apples and add wet ingredients. mix just until well combined.
• 6 pour into 8" square pan and bake at 350 degrees for 35-45 minutes.
• 7 can also be made in 6 large muffin cups. reduce baking time to 18-20 minutes.
• 8 keeps well in refrigerator or freezer.