Enjoy these tempting apricot-almond bars for any time dessert which can be baked easily with yellow cake mix.
Apricot Almond Bars
- Prep Time 30 min
- Total 1 hr 35 min
- Ingredients 9
- Servings 24
Ingredients
Crust
- 1 pkg. yellow cake mix
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 1 egg
Filling
- 1/2 cup sugar
- 1/4 cup all purpose or unbleached flour
- 4 eggs
- 2 cups finely chopped dried apricots
- 1 cup sliced almonds
Glaze
- 1/2 cup apricot jam, melted
Instructions
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Step1Heat oven to 350°F. Grease 13x9-inch pan. In large bowl, combine all crust ingredients; beat at low speed until crumbly. Press mixture firmly in bottom of greased pan.
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Step2Bake at 350°F. for 10 to 15 minutes or until edges are light golden brown.
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Step3Meanwhile, in same bowl, combine sugar and flour; mix well. Add 4 eggs; stir with spoon until well blended. Fold in apricots. Gently fold in almonds.
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Step4Remove pan from oven. Pour apricot mixture evenly over partially baked crust. Return to oven; bake an additional 15 to 20 minutes or until filling is set. Remove from oven; gently brush with melted jam. Cool 45 minutes or until completely cooled. Cut into bars.
Nutrition
230
Calories
9g
Total Fat
3g
Protein
35g
Total Carbohydrate
23g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Bar
- Calories
- 230
- Calories from Fat
- 80
- Total Fat
- 9g
- 14%
- Saturated Fat
- 4g
- 20%
- Cholesterol
- 55mg
- 18%
- Sodium
- 200mg
- 8%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 35g
- 12%
- Dietary Fiber
- 2g
- 8%
- Sugars
- 23g
- Protein
- 3g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 8%
- 8%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 1 1/2 Fruit; 2 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1 1/2 Fat;
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