You had me at crumble...

OK, so a while back while searching for some great vegetarian recipes, I came across....

Oh yeah..that's right...coconut and oatmeal and brown sugar and jam and ...hEavEn!  AND..it's Weight Watchers..OH YEAH...

Oatmeal Coconut Fruit Bars

Yields: 24 bars - 3.5 pts per bar
My rating??? 10 outta 5 stars ;-D


Ingredients:

1½ cups sweetened flaked coconut (separated)

1¼ cups all-purpose flour

¾ cup packed light brown sugar {I used the Splenda Brown Sugar}

¼ cup granulated sugar ({I used Spenda}

½ teaspoon salt

¾ cup reduced-fat butter (salted or unsalted) {I used Heart Smart}

1½ cups old-fashioned oats

¾ cup seedless jam (The original recipe calls for raspberry..I used Sugar-free, seedless Boysenberry

A 13x9 metal baking pan or deep cookie sheet (do not use glass) *

* Glass heats differently than metal and using glass may cause your bars to be very soft and fall apart.

Directions:

Preheat oven to 375°F.

Spread ¾ cup of the coconut evenly on a baking sheet and toast in middle of oven, stirring once, until golden, about 8 minutes, then cool.

Stir together flour, sugars, and salt in a large bowl. Then add butter and knead until a dough begins to form. Knead in oats and toasted coconut until combined well.

Set aside ¾ cup dough, and press the rest evenly into bottom of a buttered 13x9 metal baking pan (do not use glass). Spread jam over it, and then crumble reserved dough evenly over jam. Sprinkle with remaining ¾ cup (untoasted) coconut.

Bake in middle of oven until golden, 20 to 25 minutes, then cool completely in pan on a rack. Loosen from sides of pan with a sharp knife, then lift out in 1 piece and transfer to a cutting board.

Cut into 24 bars.

Cook's note: Bars can be made 3 days ahead and kept in an airtight container at room temperature.

Nutritional Info: (per serving) 165 calories, 6.5 g. fat, 1.2 g. fiber {The calories would be lower using the Spenda..but I still count it as the 3.5 points

This is definitely a "do again" as Mr. B would say..and it you go to the website http://www.shadesofjaim.com/recipes/

..be sure to try the Easy Broccoli Cheddar Quiche as well as the Impossibly Easy Spinach Pie..if you like spinach and broccoli, I can absolutely recommend those two- I have made them and they are Yum-Ohh..

Enjoy..