Filling:
2.5 c raisins
1 c water
1 c applesauce
1 t lemon sauce
1.4 t cinnamon
Base and Topping:
2 c rolled oats
1 c flour
1/2 c sugar
1/2 c coconut
3/4 c butter
In a saucepan, bring raisins and water to a boil. Reduce heat and simmer for 15 minutes. Drain. Stir in applesauce, lemon juice and cinnamon. Set aside. Heat oven to 350. In a large bowl, combine oats, flour, sugar and coconut. Using a pastry blender or fork, cut in margarine until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Reserve 2.5 c of crumb mixture for topping. Press remaining crumb mixture firmly in bottom of ungreased 13x9 inch pan. Spread evenly with filing. Sprinkle with reserved crumb mixture; press lightly. Bake at 350 for 30 to 40 minutes or until light golden brown. Cool completely. Cut into bars.
Another dessert. Shocking, I know. I am taking dinner tonight to some friends who recently had a baby. So naturally, I had to make a dessert. I thought this recipe looked versatile enough that after dessert tonight, they might have it from breakfast with coffee etc. Plus, today is just an absolutely yucky day -- cold, rainy, gray. Being that it's the middle of March, this might be the last really good day to make a "wintery" dessert. In addition, I had all the ingredients at home, so it was an easy decision. I did forget that one of my friends does not like coconut, so I really hope it won't come out very coconutty.
This was an easy dessert to make. And it had that warm, homey feel to it that I had hoped it would. The simmering raisins smelled great, and I love the smell or raisins and apples together. You have to bake it for a long time (and btw, mine took closer to 45 minutes to get golden brown) -- so everything gets nice and warm and smelling good.
The end result is delicious. Highly recommend. Even the coconut hater friend enjoyed it and had two pieces. So go ahead, try this!
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