Raspberry Oatmeal Bars

Total Time: 38 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 23 mins

Ingredients

• 1 (18 1/2 ounce) package yellow cake mix
• 2 1/2 cups quick-cooking oats, uncooked
• 5/8 cup butter or 5/8 cup margarine, melted
• 1 (12 ounce) jar raspberry preserves or 1 (12 ounce) jar apricot preserves or 1 (12 ounce) jar blackberry preserves or 1 (12 ounce) jar strawberry preserves
• 1 tablespoon water

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f (190°c).
• 2 grease a 13 x 9-inch baking pan; set aside.
• 3 combine dry cake mix and oats in large bowl; add melted butter and stir until crumbly.
• 4 measure half of crumb mixture (about 3 cups) into prepared baking pan.
• 5 press firmly to cover bottom.
• 6 combine preserves with water; stir until blended.
• 7 spread over crumb mixture in pan.
• 8 sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture over preserves; pat firmly to make top even.
• 9 bake for 18 to 23 minutes or until top is very light brown.
• 10 cool in pan on wire rack; cut into bars.
• 11 store in airtight container at room temperature.