Apricot Butter Bars Recipe

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Apricot Butter Bars
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Ingredients
9
Count
Nutrition
137
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 1 cup of dried apricots
  • 8 tbsp of unsalted butter
  • 1 1/4 cups of firmly packed brown sugar
  • 1 1/3 cups of all purpose flour
  • 1/2 tsp of baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp of salt
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/2 tsp of vanilla extract

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven o 350 degrees.
  2. Butter a nine inch square cake pan.
  3. Rinse the apricots, place them in a saucepan and cover with cold water. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Drain, cool, chop into 1/4 inch pieces.
  4. Cut the butter into 1/4 cup of brown sugar and one cup of flour until a crumbly mixture is formed.
  5. Press the mixture into the bottom of the pan and bake 25 minutes until golden.
  6. Meanwhile, sift remaining flour with baking powder and salt.
  7. Beat the eggs until well blended.
  8. Beat in the remaining cup of brown sugar and thn the flour mixture until well blended.
  9. Add the vanilla, chopped nuts and apricots.
  10. Evenly spread the apricot nut mixture over the baked layer and continue to bake 30 minutes.
  11. Cool in the pan and cut into squares or bars.
  12. Makes 2 dozen.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 137.44 Kcal (575 kJ)
Calories from fat 52.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 5.86g 9%
Cholesterol 23.82mg 8%
Sodium 33.99mg 1%
Potassium 116.06mg 2%
Total Carbs 20.26g 7%
Sugars 14.02g 56%
Dietary Fiber 0.77g 3%
Protein 2g 4%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 0.5mg 3%
Calcium 22.8mg 2%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 392 Kcal (1641 kJ)
Calories from fat 150.44 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16.72g 9%
Cholesterol 67.93mg 8%
Sodium 96.96mg 1%
Potassium 331.04mg 2%
Total Carbs 57.8g 7%
Sugars 40g 56%
Dietary Fiber 2.2g 3%
Protein 5.72g 4%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.4mg 3%
Calcium 65.2mg 2%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 3.1
    Points
  • 4
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low sodium

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