Apricot Cherry Bars

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 50
• 1 cup all-purpose flour
• 1 cup old fashioned oats
• 3/4 cup light brown sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 8 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
• 2 cups sweetened flaked coconut
• 2 cups sliced almonds
• 2 cups dried cherries (about 10 oz)
• 2 cups dried apricots, coarsely chopped (about 16 oz)
• 21 ounces sweetened condensed milk

Recipe

• 1 move a rack to a lower-middle position in the oven & preheat to 325 degrees f.
• 2 spray a 13"x9" glass baking dish with vegetable cooking spray, & set aside.
• 3 in a medium bowl, mix the flour, oats, brown sugar & salt.
• 4 stir in the butter with a fork until well mixed & clumps have formed.
• 5 spread 1 1/2 packed cups of this mixture over the bottom of the baking dish, pressing to form a thin crust.
• 6 mix the coconut, almonds, cherries, apricots & milk in a large bowl, blending well.
• 7 pour this filling over the crust, distributing evenly & pressing it down.
• 8 sprinkle the remaining oat mixture over the dried fruit filling.
• 9 bake about 30 minutes, until lightly golden, then cool to room temperature on a wire rack.
• 10 can be stored, covered, at room temperature up to 2 days.
• 11 when ready to serve, cut into 1 1/2" squares.