Jam Bars

Loveless Cafe Preserves add just the right amount of ooey-gooey sweetness to these chewy dessert bars!

Servings: 24 bars

Ingredients

• 1 cup rolled oats (not instant oats)
• 1 ½ cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 cup firmly packed brown sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon baking soda
• ½ cup pecans (chopped)
• ½ pound cold, unsalted butter (cut into cubes)
• 1 cup Loveless Cafe Preserves (Strawberry, Blackberry, or Peach - you choose!)

Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 375°F, grease and line with parchment paper a 9" x 13" pan or a ¼ sheet baking sheet with sides.
2. Combine the oats, flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, and pecans in a mixing bowl.
3. Cut in the butter and mix until it forms crumbs. You can use a mixer if preferred. Reserve 1 ½ cups of this mix.
4. Press the remaining mix into a greased, paper-lined 9" x 13” pan.
5. Bake for 20 minutes or until golden.
6. Remove from oven and allow to cool for about 5 minutes. Spread preserves over the crust, top with the reserved crumbs, and return to the oven.
7. Bake until the top is golden, about 15 minutes.
8. Cool completely before removing from pan.
9. Cut and serve.