Raspberry Streusel Bars

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 16
• 1 1/4 cups quick oats, uncooked
• 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 7/8 cup margarine, melted
• 1 cup raspberry jam or 1 cup preserves
• 3/4 cup chocolate chips, divided
• 1/4 cup toasted chopped almonds

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 2 combine oats, flour brown sugar, baking powder and salt in large bowl.
• 3 stir in margarine until mixture is crumbly (reserve 1 cup crumb mixture onto bottom of an 8" square pan). bake 10 minutes.
• 4 spread raspberry fruit evenly over baked crust within 1/4 inch of edges.
• 5 sprinkle with 1/2 cup chocolate chips.
• 6 combine reserved crumb mixture with remaining 1/4 cup chocolate chips and almonds.
• 7 sprinkle over fruit mixture, pressing lightly into fruit.
• 8 bake 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
• 9 cool completely on wire rack.
• 10 cut into squares and serve.