Fabulous Fruit Bars Recipes

25 HOMEMADE FRUIT BAR RECIPE COLLECTION

Steps:

• Select your favorite recipe.
• Organize all the required ingredients.
• Prep a delicious fruit bar recipe in 30 minutes or less!

FABULOUS FRUIT BARS (COOKIE MIX)

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F
• Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms.
• Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
• Spread pie filling over dough.
• Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth.
• If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle.
• Drizzle glaze over warm bars.
• For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows.
• Store covered at room temperature.

FABULOUS FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Combine 1 ¼ cup flour, ½ cup sugar, 1/3 cup applesauce, and baking powder.
• Cut in butter with pastry blender until mixture resembles coarse crumbs.
• In separate bowl combine fruit, remaining applesauce, whole egg, egg white, lemon juice, and vanilla.
• In separate bowl combine remaining sugar, remaining flour, and cinnamon; add to fruit mixture and stir lightly.
• Press half of crumb mixture into bottom of sprayed 9x13 inch baking pan; top with fruit mixture and sprinkle with remaining crumb mixture.
• Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees or until lightly browned; broil, 4 inches from heat, 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown.
• Cool on wire rack 15 minutes.

FRESH FRUIT FIESTA BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• Base: In a bowl mix together flour, rolled oats and cinnamon.
• In another bowl, beat butter and sugar until smooth and creamy. Blend in flour mixture. Set aside 1 ¼ cups of mixture. Press remainder evenly into 13 by 9 inch, ungreased, cake pan. Bake in preheated oven for 15 minutes.
• Topping: In a bowl mix together oranges, banana, apples, raisins, orange juice and cinnamon. Spread topping evenly over warm base, leaving a space about a ¼ inch from the edges. Sprinkle reserved base mixture over top, patting down gently. Bake 15 to 20 minutes longer or until golden brown. Place pan on a rack to cool completely, then cut into bars.

APRICOT AND RAISIN FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Cut butter in pieces and place in the food processor bowl (fitted with the steel knife) with flour, powdered sugar and a pinch of salt.
• Process until blended using on/off turns (5-10 seconds).
• Press into a 9 x 9-inch pan.
• Bake for 15-20 minutes.
• While crust is baking, make the topping.
• Place drained apricots, raisins, one tablespoon lemon juice and 1/2 cup sugar in the processor bowl and process until chopped finely (5-10 seconds).
• Pour into a seperate bowl and set aside.
• Add eggs to processor bowl and mix using on/off turns for 5-10 seconds.
• Add 2 tablespoons lemon juice, baking powder, 1/8 teaspoon salt, and apricots/raisin mixture.
• Process using 3 on/off turns.
• Fold in cashews, using one on/off turn.
• Spoon mixture over baked crust, spreading evenly and covering whole crust.
• Return to oven for 30-35 minutes or until done.
• Cool on rack and sprinkle with powdered sugar if desired.
• Cut into squares.

HOLIDAY FRUIT BARS

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Spray bottom and sides of 13x9-inch pan with cooking spray.
• In large bowl, stir base ingredients until soft dough forms. Press half of dough in bottom of pan.
• Spread pie filling over dough. Drop remaining dough by teaspoonfuls over filling.
• Bake 45 to 50 minutes or until golden brown. Cool 10 minutes.
• In small bowl, stir glaze ingredients until smooth. If necessary, add additional milk, 1 teaspoon at a time, until thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle glaze over warm bars. For bars, cut into 6 rows by 4 rows. Store covered at room temperature.