Chewy Oatmeal Raisin Bars

Ingredients:

• ¾ cup packed brown sugar
• ½ cup sugar
• 4 Tablespoons margarine, softened
• ¾ cup apple butter or applesauce
• 2 egg whites
• 2 Tablespoons skim milk
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• ½ teaspoon salt (optional)
• 3 cups oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked)
• 1 cup raisins

Directions:

1. Heat oven to 350 degrees.
2. Beat together sugars and margarine until well blended.
3. Add apple butter, egg whites, milk, and vanilla; beat well.
4. Add combined flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
5. Stir in oats and raisins; mix well. (Dough will be moist.)
6. Spread dough in ungreased 13 x 9 inch baking pan.
7. Bake 25 to 30 minutes or until light brown.
8. Cool before cutting into bars.

Yield: 32 bars

Serving size: 1 bar

Nutritional information per serving:

• Calories 90
• Protein 2 g
• Fat 2 g (Sat 0 g)
• Fiber 1 g
• Chol 0 mg

Recipe courtesy of The American Dietetic Association/National Center for Nutrition and Dietetics