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Recipe: Apricot Apple Bars
Servings: 12
Preparation Time: 15 min.
Cooking Time: 35 min.
 
Ingredients:
  • 1 apple\cooked, peeled and grated
  • 1-2/3 cups wholemeal plain flour
  • 1-1/3 cups rolled oats
  • 3/4 cup dried apricots, chopped
  • 1/2 cup slivered almonds
  • 1/4 cup sesame seeds
  • 1/4 cup honey
  • 1/3 Lbs. unsalted butter
  • 1 tsp. lemon rind, grated
  • 4 tsp. lemon juice
  • 4 tsp. brown sugar
This Recipe is considered:
Low Sodium
Cooking Directions:
Preheat oven to 350° F. Grease and line the base of a jelly roll pan with paper. Grease paper. Place grated apple in a towel and squeeze out excess moisture. Combine flour with next 4 ingredients in a bowl. Stir in apple. Make a well in the center. Combine remaining ingredients in a saucepan. Stir over medium high heat until sugar is dissolved. Do not boil. Stir into flour mixture until well combined. Press mixture evenly into pan and bake 35 minutes or until golden. Cool in pan.
 
Per Serving: calories 273, fat 13.6g, calories from fat 45%, protein 6.1g, cholesterol 22.8mg, dietary fiber 5.0g

Nutrients Exchanges
Calories 273 Milk Exchanges 0.0
Protein 6.1g Vegetable Exchanges 0.0
Carbohydrates 34.1g Fruit Exchanges 0.5
Dietary Fiber 5.0g Bread Exchanges 1.1
Sugar 14.3g Other Carbohydrates/Sugar Exchanges 0.5
Fat Total 13.6g Lean Meat Exchanges 0.2
Saturated Fat 6.1g Very Lean Meat/Protein Exchanges 0.1
Mono-unsaturated Fat 5.4g Fat Exchanges 2.6
Poly-unsaturated Fat 2.2g
% Calories from Fat 45%    
Cholesterol 22.8mg
Sodium 6.0mg
Vitamins Minerals
Vitamin A 142.5IU Calcium 38.9mg
Thiamin (B1) 0.3mg Copper 0.3mg
Riboflavin (B2) 0.2mg Iron 2.0mg
Niacin (B3) 1.8mg Magnesium 69.1mg
Vitamin B6 0.2mg Manganese 1.3mg
Vitamin B12 0.0mcg Phosphorus 166.6mg
Vitamin C 2.0mg Potassium 297.8mg
Vitamin E 3.0IU Selenium 15.0mcg
Folate 18.3mcg Sodium 6.0mg
Pantothenic Acid 0.5mg Zinc 1.4mg